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For instance, Here in Florida it’s truck drivers in demand. They make about $22/hr and work up to 65 hrs a week.  That’s about $80k, isn’t it?  Now, I’m sure you have reasons you want to live, work, and raise your daughter where you do, but that’s not my fault.

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You are partly right, yes, that guy is losing the game in my view by his own sword and asking me to provide for him, but it’s calling that liberal that is the wrong sauce.
You can make more.  You are making choices not to.  They are your choices. I respect them. I don’t want to subsidize them.

Without a degree / professional career, having a daughter, etc, you have to be willing to move where the work is and transition to jobs in demand. That can be oil field or whatever, but opportunity is there to work and provide. Sitting still making $30k is not something I can get behind.

For instance, Here in Florida it’s truck drivers in demand. They make about $22/hr and work up to 65 hrs a week.  That’s about $80k, isn’t it?  Now, I’m sure you have reasons you want to live, work, and raise your daughter where you do, but that’s not my fault.

I shouldn’t have said loser, I did and I will own it.  It was wrong. The point is not wrong.

However, If I was a liberal, I’d tell you that’s the best you can do and the reason you can’t do better is someone else’s fault.  Because I’m not a liberal, I believe you can do better if you really want to do it.  It may take some changes in your decision making.

There’s a better way to say it and I should have used it, you are settling for someone else’s appraisal of your potential and what you are worth and asking me to pretend you deserve for me to make up the difference. You don’t deserve that.

I honestly and sincerely hope you don’t believe you deserve that. Because that is a terrible thing to think and feel that you can’t do better for some reason you can’t solve and others owe you something out of their own hard work. I was there once. It’s why I despise the situation and was too harsh with the wording. I apologize.

I have an employee that is in their 40s going to night school. I helped buy them a laptop. I would rather voluntarily help someone making good choices than be forced to help keep someone down and depressed.  

A lot of people will help you start pushing the Wagon forward if they buy into your plan.  It’s fulfilling to help others by choice and not at all liberal.  Here’s some help - You don’t need hsa money at this point. No financial advisor would suggest that for $30k income. The individual out of pocket of a high deductible hsa plan can swamp your boat if something happens and you both need medical care. HSAs solve rich people problems - healthy and wealthy they say.

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Poors thread.

Go ahead and out yourselves.

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what part of TX are you in?

are you interested in a semi-skilled manual labor type gig that pays $90k+/yr?

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I'm in the... Austin area.

You know, I'm pursuing a degree in IT right now because I got tired of the manual labor aspect of my job. I work around 25 hours a week which allows me to manage all the other aspects of my life which includes dropping my kid off at school by 8am and picking her up between 5-6pm. Grocery runs, errands, online classes, etc. Working a true full-time job would complicate my situation immensely and would present more of a challenge to achieving the next phase of my life than I would be comfortable taking on right now. Out of curiosity, where is the job and what is it?

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No kidding.  It might be nice making double that (112k per year) but it takes a lot more stress, and at least double those hours to maintain it.  Constant drinking from a fire hose and getting new certifications, or risk being the one getting laid off.  Not to mention you don't get to keep all that money anyway, because of our progressive tax system.  In about 5 years, I'll be ready for something stable, decent insurance, and 25 hours a week for 56k.

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We got a $1200 deposit last night also.  We don't need it and it kind of pissed us off.

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I got my "stimulus" today. All $289.55 of it.

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hookers and blow time, bud.

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Poors thread.

Go ahead and out yourselves.

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How much hooker does that buy in Nevada?

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You're welcome.  Hope you enjoy it.

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HOLY FUCK!!

We were supposed to get $2,400 (wife and I plus 2 kiddos) but somehow there must be a glitch or something and we got $4,800!!!!

We DO NOT have 6 kids.   Not sure what to do here.  I'm going to just wait and see if it gets adjusted.  How long should I hold off before blowing it on useless shit we don't need?

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$1200????


Did you file taxes under two identities?

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Why not $4k?

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There's this thing called Marriage...

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Why not $4k?