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Hell, I had more than twice that when I was a broke-ass sophomore in college. This seems to apply to all but the homeless.
by burgerbrain 15y ago
Hell, I had more than twice that when I was a broke-ass sophomore in college. This seems to apply to all but the homeless.
- Duff 15y agoNo way. Most people live paycheck to paycheck. 50% of Americans are unable to raise $2,000 within 30 days.
- burgerbrain 15y agoHuh. I guess I'm getting out of touch.
- jarek 15y agoYes, and that is disturbing. But I still wouldn't say savings for six months of ordinary middle-class life is a big amount.
- Duff 15y agoI tend to agree, but then I'm a well-paid IT guy. 90% of the population probably doesn't have $10k of assets. So while $10k isn't alot of money, it is out of the ordinary, especially if you are able to store it out of the country.
- antihero 15y agoHow the fucking hell did you have that?
- jarek 15y agoSorry to see your post downvoted. I'm guessing you, like me initially, may be having trouble reconciling "broke-ass student" with "20k in savings." I'm guessing the savings were earmarked and locked up for future tuition payments.
- burgerbrain 15y agoCorrect, the plan was for that money to get me through the rest of my tuition. I got it by doing several years of labor before even considering starting.