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I'm very perplexed as to why I STILL hear all these people say the economy is still bad, just like they said not long after 2008 all the way to 2014.
Why?
-Unemployment is at a nearly 5 decade low.
-3% GDP growth +/-
-All time low African American and Hispanic unemployment rate.
-Consumer confidence at an all time high
-Stock market at an all time high
-Wager keeping up with inflation
-Biggest wage gains among low-income people.
And on and on, and on...............
So WHY do I keep hearing people say its a struggle in "this" economy?
In my particular industry, there is a worker SHORTAGE and companies are betting for qualified applicants. Just recently, I was given a job offer literally 2 minutes after finishing the interview. This is just one of many examples.
So what gives? Why do I keep hearing so many people give the impression the economy is still bad like it was 2008-2014?
So WHY do I keep hearing people say its a struggle in "this" economy?
Gosh, that is a puzzle, isn't it?
1) Maybe they're all lying and just want something to whine about.
2) Maybe it's a tiny minority who are losing out, probably because they're lazy or something.
3) Maybe our economic indicators are locked on autopilot, still charting the wonder future of the past, and blind to rising economic realities.
But, any snark aside, it's a good question: if our economy is so damned wonderful, why is there an ever-rising tide of voices saying the contrary? So I'll go with a mix of #3 and this:
4) Our economy is just fabulous for those for whom it's fabulous... which is an ever-shrinking portion of the population. Mostly those who never stop complaining about all the lazy, entitled people around them, oddly enough.
In my particular industry, there is a worker SHORTAGE and companies are hurting for qualified applicants and offering generous sign-on bonuses. Just recently, I was given a job offer literally 2 minutes after finishing the interview. This is just one of many examples.
What's your industry?
Because in my field there are way more people (candidates) than jobs. So it's en employer's market. Always has been.
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I'm very perplexed as to why I STILL hear all these people say the economy is still bad, just like they said not long after 2008 all the way to 2014.
Why?
How many years does it take to save enough to buy a house?
How many years does it take to save enough to buy a car outright?
How many years (in USA) does it take to pay off a student loan?
How many years does it take to save enough to buy a house?
How many years does it take to save enough to buy a car outright?
How many years (in USA) does it take to pay off a student loan?
Maybe that's why?
You can either shake your fist at how lousy your luck is or change it.
I chose to change my luck. When I was in high school (2000) I couldn't imagine earning $35,000 a year. The year after I graduated college I made $12,700 or something. Combined our income wasn't even $30,000. Ha. Little did I know what the real world was like. But I was a millionaire at 35.
I bought a house.
I paid cash for a car ($21k)
I paid off all our student loans (equivalent to about $60k in today's dollars)
Everyone always has an excuse for why they can't succeed. Not many have an excuse for why they did.
You can either shake your fist at how lousy your luck is or change it.
I chose to change my luck. When I was in high school (2000) I couldn't imagine earning $35,000 a year. The year after I graduated college I made $12,700 or something. Combined our income wasn't even $30,000. Ha. Little did I know what the real world was like. But I was a millionaire at 35.
I bought a house.
I paid cash for a car ($21k)
I paid off all our student loans (equivalent to about $60k in today's dollars)
Everyone always has an excuse for why they can't succeed. Not many have an excuse for why they did.
You can either shake your fist at how lousy your luck is or change it.
I chose to change my luck. When I was in high school (2000) I couldn't imagine earning $35,000 a year. The year after I graduated college I made $12,700 or something. Combined our income wasn't even $30,000. Ha. Little did I know what the real world was like. But I was a millionaire at 35.
I bought a house.
I paid cash for a car ($21k)
I paid off all our student loans (equivalent to about $60k in today's dollars)
Everyone always has an excuse for why they can't succeed. Not many have an excuse for why they did.
All of your glad-handing aside, it's good that you fell into whatever you did because I wouldn't understand the logic behind paying for a car with cash when you could have made far more investing it yourself while paying the 1.9% interest on the car loan (I'd assume you have good credit. Oh, of course you do.). But it's decisions like those that cost people who aren't quite as fortunate as you, so just consider that the next time you want to look down on others for their limited successes. Afterall, it's not flawless financial decision making that made you successful.
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