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> savings might not be as strong because of that, Is incredibly tone deaf way to describe people living paycheck to paycheck.
by hopler 8y ago
> savings might not be as strong because of that,
Is incredibly tone deaf way to describe people living paycheck to paycheck.
- yathern 8y agoPaying off loans doesn't also mean you are also living paycheck-to-paycheck. Even if so, this article is well researched and has sparked good discussion - accusing the author of being tone deaf, with no other contribution or criticism is not very nice.
- pdabbadabba 8y agoThat seems like a non sequiter. Plenty of people are still paying off student loan debt but hardly living paycheck to paycheck, myself included. The article, by contrast, has it exactly right. I, for example, have a savings "maximum" that I've identified (for savings other than the ones with significant tax advantages, like IRA contributions), such that whenever I exceed it, that surplus goes towards more quickly paying off student loan debt. So, indeed, while I'm not living paycheck to paycheck, my savings also are not as strong as they would otherwise be.