[blubberingidiot]

Where I live there's a slowly increasing number of immigrants, mainly skilled. There's barely any useful job. It's almost all fast food, retail, and meat processing. A lot of the STEM stuff is mainly Indians and wealthy families with multiple homes, cars, and boats.

Most people I know are in debt or are planning to get a car with debt. Price gouging and inflation makes healthy food more expensive. A lot of people have little hope so fast food, liquor, video games, drugs, and sleeping around are all they really do.

How am I supposed to afford rent, food, emergencies, let alone a mortgage? My parents talk about us owning homes yet rent keeps increasing. Hopefully this new administration doesn't gain too much control.

I have to save money for personal reasons. I keep trying to find a legit job. Every internship has like a million people applying. I honestly just hate all of the paranoia, constant window shoppers, robbers, jealous people, and haggling.

I also noticed a lot of people can barely afford weed without begging their parents for money. A few I know moved to coke and pills, and are pretty much junkies at this point.

I've figured something else out, but it carries 10x the risk.

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[Purgatory]

Where I live there's a slowly increasing number of immigrants, mainly skilled. There's barely any useful job. It's almost all fast food, retail, and meat processing. A lot of the STEM stuff is mainly Indians and wealthy families with multiple homes, cars, and boats.

Most people I know are in debt or are planning to get a car with debt. Price gouging and inflation makes healthy food more expensive. A lot of people have little hope so fast food, liquor, video games, drugs, and sleeping around are all they really do.

How am I supposed to afford rent, food, emergencies, let alone a mortgage? My parents talk about us owning homes yet rent keeps increasing. Hopefully this new administration doesn't gain too much control.

I have to save money for personal reasons. I keep trying to find a legit job. Every internship has like a million people applying. I honestly just hate all of the paranoia, constant window shoppers, robbers, jealous people, and haggling.

I also noticed a lot of people can barely afford weed without begging their parents for money. A few I know moved to coke and pills, and are pretty much junkies at this point.

I've figured something else out, but it carries 10x the risk.

I can agree that the US economy is in a difficult space right now. But fast food is fast money spent, video games is money spent, liquor is money spent, drugs is money spent, you’re spending all of your damn money on immediate pleasures instead of properly saving and actually spending your money on decent things. Just because you can’t have “healthy food” you resort to fast food? Where is the logic there. You could make a few meals from the grocery store. out of the 15,20 or 25$+ you spend at fast food. I am not saying I am any better, I am homeless in this economy. However, I try to save everywhere I can while rewarding myself with some smoke 1 or 2 days out of the month. Instead of complaining about it here on HF, go and do something about it. Being some Keyboard warrior isn’t going to create actual change. In the real world.

[Sick4n]

Hello there boss!

Yeah I feel, It's hard these time but not impossible.
yeah sometimes you have to do things you dont want, just for economics, or other reasons.
Yeah the paranoia, ptsd, lives in me.
Today I dont go to certain places, I think nothing gonna happen if I did. but it's the feeling I listen to.
I was way worse before. I could stand in my windows looking out for ages, and every car, people that drive/walked by, I thought was after me.
It was a really hard time, but I manage to go trough it, but some little are left.
I tried to challenge my PTSD, pushing myself to places I didnt want to.
I slowly took myself to places that I hated that bring wierd thoughts that I was afraid of. Just to move forward in own life.
I even move 2 times bc I couldn't be in that apartment, I was prob scared and lost in my mind.
And what did I do then picked up drugs again, that made all things worse.
My first thought was when had the drug that everything gonna be okay now.
I couldn't even focus for 2mins before ran and put the ear at my door just to listen if it was someone outside.
looking out the windows, close all lights in the house/apartment.
I also stopped talking to alot of people, even my friends. bc my first thought was that they dm'ed me bc they wanted to know where I was and hurt me.
But I am glad I had moved a bit forward it's not gone I dont think it's never gonna be gone.
like today I cant even sit with my headset on me, I need to have it on side with one ear out. Just in case.

but enough yapping about me.

I know you gonna manage trough all the hard times you have.
You have that in you. You are thoug and brave that bringing this up speaking about it. I see that, that you wanna move forward as a person.
You gonna nail every job interview you get your hands on.
the most important is to not give up, I think u aint gonna do that. Not think I know you aint gonna do that.
just follow your path brother like always.
we all are different with different visions in life and goals, so every one have there own journey.
I wish you the best on your path and someday u gonna make it.

Take care
&
Stay safe

[Phantom_NiNja]

Where I live there's a slowly increasing number of immigrants, mainly skilled. There's barely any useful job. It's almost all fast food, retail, and meat processing. A lot of the STEM stuff is mainly Indians and wealthy families with multiple homes, cars, and boats.

Most people I know are in debt or are planning to get a car with debt. Price gouging and inflation makes healthy food more expensive. A lot of people have little hope so fast food, liquor, video games, drugs, and sleeping around are all they really do.

How am I supposed to afford rent, food, emergencies, let alone a mortgage? My parents talk about us owning homes yet rent keeps increasing. Hopefully this new administration doesn't gain too much control.

I have to save money for personal reasons. I keep trying to find a legit job. Every internship has like a million people applying. I honestly just hate all of the paranoia, constant window shoppers, robbers, jealous people, and haggling.

I also noticed a lot of people can barely afford weed without begging their parents for money. A few I know moved to coke and pills, and are pretty much junkies at this point.

I've figured something else out, but it carries 10x the risk.

What state are you in right now?

What college degree do you have? Internships are no longer a possibility unless you have connections or 4.0 or 5.0 GPA. I you don't have either of them you're fucked.

I got 2 college degrees and stuck working an urgent care. Don't work in my field of study. I have applied many times including to government jobs. Yet, I can see and tell they're hiring friends and relatives etc.

Yeah, the U.S. economy is at shit right now. It's been going down hill or many years. Right now commercial properties are losing big.

I seen a building that was build in 1948 and never been worked on. The guy is asking $8 million dollars when the land is at least $1.5 million.
The issues is why would someone spend $8million when they would have to put in a new furnace, put in AC spend a lot to bring it up to code.
It's best to demolish the building and start from scratch which is expensive. They have asbestos which means you have to hire a special company that follows the EPA rules on such cleanups. Like that property is a loss. The guy is old that is clingin on to it. It was a an old medical facility that recently went under. The guy thinks he could rent it out but no one wanted to rent that shit hole. So, it's now for sale. It's because he has like 4 years of not paying property taxes. So, he needs the money badly.

I am like this guy is either going to close it to the government by not paying property taxes or by his own death where he doesn't have a will set up.

It's just nuts to think he thinks someone would pay $8 million for that crap hole.

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Hello there boss!

Yeah I feel, It's hard these time but not impossible.
yeah sometimes you have to do things you dont want, just for economics, or other reasons.
Yeah the paranoia, ptsd, lives in me.
Today I dont go to certain places, I think nothing gonna happen if I did. but it's the feeling I listen to.
I was way worse before. I could stand in my windows looking out for ages, and every car, people that drive/walked by, I thought was after me.
It was a really hard time, but I manage to go trough it, but some little are left.
I tried to challenge my PTSD, pushing myself to places I didnt want to.
I slowly took myself to places that I hated that bring wierd thoughts that I was afraid of. Just to move forward in own life.
I even move 2 times bc I couldn't be in that apartment, I was prob scared and lost in my mind.
And what did I do then picked up drugs again, that made all things worse.
My first thought was when had the drug that everything gonna be okay now.
I couldn't even focus for 2mins before ran and put the ear at my door just to listen if it was someone outside.
looking out the windows, close all lights in the house/apartment.
I also stopped talking to alot of people, even my friends. bc my first thought was that they dm'ed me bc they wanted to know where I was and hurt me.
But I am glad I had moved a bit forward it's not gone I dont think it's never gonna be gone.
like today I cant even sit with my headset on me, I need to have it on side with one ear out. Just in case.

but enough yapping about me.

I know you gonna manage trough all the hard times you have.
You have that in you. You are thoug and brave that bringing this up speaking about it. I see that, that you wanna move forward as a person.
You gonna nail every job interview you get your hands on.
the most important is to not give up, I think u aint gonna do that. Not think I know you aint gonna do that.
just follow your path brother like always.
we all are different with different visions in life and goals, so every one have there own journey.
I wish you the best on your path and someday u gonna make it.

Take care
&
Stay safe

You said " I could stand in my windows looking out for ages, and every car, people that drive/walked by, I thought was after me."

why where you watching people out your window and would think someone is out to get you?

[doja]

all really depends on what side of the country you are in, as well on your income, i'm doing fine in south florida but im making $60k+ a month

[RangoWorld]

Naturally around the world. The rich are getting rich. People down the chain are losing money and grip on resources.

COVID-19 had a big effect. Where you saw commonfolks losing jobs and getting mentally ill while the rich doubled their money.

[Jamika]

Where I live there's a slowly increasing number of immigrants, mainly skilled. There's barely any useful job. It's almost all fast food, retail, and meat processing. A lot of the STEM stuff is mainly Indians and wealthy families with multiple homes, cars, and boats.

Most people I know are in debt or are planning to get a car with debt. Price gouging and inflation makes healthy food more expensive. A lot of people have little hope so fast food, liquor, video games, drugs, and sleeping around are all they really do.

How am I supposed to afford rent, food, emergencies, let alone a mortgage? My parents talk about us owning homes yet rent keeps increasing. Hopefully this new administration doesn't gain too much control.

I have to save money for personal reasons. I keep trying to find a legit job. Every internship has like a million people applying. I honestly just hate all of the paranoia, constant window shoppers, robbers, jealous people, and haggling.

I also noticed a lot of people can barely afford weed without begging their parents for money. A few I know moved to coke and pills, and are pretty much junkies at this point.

I've figured something else out, but it carries 10x the risk.

Why dont u just move to another state ? I know ur feeling bro , here in egypt its already bad and we got 10 million from other countries too , try to accommodate 🤷🤷

[blubberingidiot]

I can agree that the US economy is in a difficult space right now. But fast food is fast money spent, video games is money spent, liquor is money spent, drugs is money spent, you’re spending all of your damn money on immediate pleasures instead of properly saving and actually spending your money on decent things. Just because you can’t have “healthy food” you resort to fast food? Where is the logic there. You could make a few meals from the grocery store. out of the 15,20 or 25$+ you spend at fast food. I am not saying I am any better, I am homeless in this economy. However, I try to save everywhere I can while rewarding myself with some smoke 1 or 2 days out of the month. Instead of complaining about it here on HF, go and do something about it. Being some Keyboard warrior isn’t going to create actual change. In the real world.

I dont buy fast food, eat out, use drugs. I just pointed out what others do. If I spent that money I wouldnt be able to pay bills, let alone college. Back when I was close to homelessness I would scam people for a quick buck so I can pay bills.

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What state are you in right now?

What college degree do you have? Internships are no longer a possibility unless you have connections or 4.0 or 5.0 GPA. I you don't have either of them you're fucked.

I got 2 college degrees and stuck working an urgent care. Don't work in my field of study. I have applied many times including to government jobs. Yet, I can see and tell they're hiring friends and relatives etc.

Yeah, the U.S. economy is at shit right now. It's been going down hill or many years. Right now commercial properties are losing big.
...

Sorry, for privacy reasons I don't want to reveal my state. What degrees do you have? If I cant find a decent job within a couple years I will put all my effort in this new thing. At this point I have so little to lose but my freedom. But I really wish I can find a decent job which isnt minimum wage. I hate having to risk my life and freedom to stop being a slave.

You said " I could stand in my windows looking out for ages, and every car, people that drive/walked by, I thought was after me."

why where you watching people out your window and would think someone is out to get you?

I think he is referring to his own mental health struggles. I always wonder where they come from.. probably genetic or drug related.

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Why dont u just move to another state ? I know ur feeling bro , here in egypt its already bad and we got 10 million from other countries too , try to accommodate 🤷🤷

That sucks. Sadly I would probably wake up and shoot up a random place. If I'm alive and well, I'd repeat till I die. That kind of government is pretty much done.

[Beherit]

Literal bull market and you're BLACKPILLING?

[Binance]

lol @ people thinking they deserve a job in a field just because they have a degree.

theyre not coming to you buddy. If you want it; go out and get it.

[Sick4n]

What state are you in right now?

What college degree do you have? Internships are no longer a possibility unless you have connections or 4.0 or 5.0 GPA. I you don't have either of them you're fucked.

I got 2 college degrees and stuck working an urgent care. Don't work in my field of study. I have applied many times including to government jobs. Yet, I can see and tell they're hiring friends and relatives etc.

Yeah, the U.S. economy is at shit right now. It's been going down hill or many years. Right now commercial properties are losing big.

I seen a building that was build in 1948 and never been worked on. The guy is asking $8 million dollars when the land is at least $1.5 million.
The issues is why would someone spend $8million when they would have to put in a new furnace, put in AC spend a lot to bring it up to code.
It's best to demolish the building and start from scratch which is expensive. They have asbestos which means you have to hire a special company that follows the EPA rules on such cleanups. Like that property is a loss. The guy is old that is clingin on to it. It was a an old medical facility that recently went under. The guy thinks he could rent it out but no one wanted to rent that shit hole. So, it's now for sale. It's because he has like 4 years of not paying property taxes. So, he needs the money badly.

I am like this guy is either going to close it to the government by not paying property taxes or by his own death where he doesn't have a will set up.

It's just nuts to think he thinks someone would pay $8 million for that crap hole.

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You said " I could stand in my windows looking out for ages, and every car, people that drive/walked by, I thought was after me."

why where you watching people out your window and would think someone is out to get you?

To make the story short bro, My friend lended big amount of drugs and dipped, from wrong type of people. they would kill him if they find him.
he leaved us and the others in the shit. I mean make things right before you dip.
and also ""There is no honor among thieves"".
and my close friend sold me out basically, like I was a bigmac. told them the code for my door outside what level I lived at, and what door they should knock on.
They just wanted an answer where that guy where.

And I wasn't in best state also. so it just made all things worse.

In the end it's my own fault, I could choose a brighter way to walk and be happier.

so my rule number one is trust no one, only yourself.
if you gonna do something do it yourself then u cant blame it on others, or get blamed on.
can only blame yourself.

hope this answer your question my brother.
have a good wknd
Take care & Stay safe.

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I dont buy fast food, eat out, use drugs. I just pointed out what others do. If I spent that money I wouldnt be able to pay bills, let alone college. Back when I was close to homelessness I would scam people for a quick buck so I can pay bills.

---

Sorry, for privacy reasons I don't want to reveal my state. What degrees do you have? If I cant find a decent job within a couple years I will put all my effort in this new thing. At this point I have so little to lose but my freedom. But I really wish I can find a decent job which isnt minimum wage. I hate having to risk my life and freedom to stop being a slave.


I think he is referring to his own mental health struggles. I always wonder where they come from.. probably genetic or drug related.

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That sucks. Sadly I would probably wake up and shoot up a random place. If I'm alive and well, I'd repeat till I die. That kind of government is pretty much done.

it was drug related my bruv. But im glad thaat I manage to go trough it.
today im clean just smoke a little weed from time to time but not everyday.
And I have son to take care of, and I have want the best for him.

[Nettspend]

Let’s hope it picks back up

[ttggfx]

Can’t afford weed but moved to coke… yeah okay

[RangoWorld]

Literal bull market and you're BLACKPILLING?

Exactly.