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Re:Cruel Optimism (and Lazy Pessimism) by yamazakiwi on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @12:52PM (#34430205)
My coworker complains that even though he has received raises every year since graduation their effective spend has decreased because of inflation. So much so that he was making more money as a student than as an FTE.
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Re:Cruel Optimism (and Lazy Pessimism) by bravetraveler on Thursday January 19, 2023 @12:27AM (#34437014)
I believe it... I've been incredibly fortunate in that it only took me a few hops to get paid well and onto a decent career

I've gone from paying zero attention to the cost of things to budgeting

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