The American Dream Has Changed-Here’s How
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- You might think the American dream is gone forever, thanks to coronavirus. But the truth is, what people consider to be the American dream keeps changing over the years. How can you hit a target that’s constantly moving?
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The American Dream Is Living Debt-Free, NOT Keeping Up With The Joneses.
Love it!
Act your age, act your wage. Self control keeps you away from REAL pain and the lack keeps you away from REAL pleasure.
@Mister Hand u gna explain bud?
Personally, I currently live a simple Amish lifestyle in the modern world. No I am not Amish. Yes I have 4-G internet. No I have no TV. Currently, my expenses are $4,634 / year. I have everything I need and can afford to take cruises once a year. Because of corona situation maybe not this year.
How are your expenses that low? You don't pay rent/mortgage?
@@bebop504 that's $386 a month there's no way unless they live with their parents and they don't make them pay anything.
@@brandonhicks2133 either that or being financially smart and renting out a room or a garage.
@@brandonhicks2133 Brandon and kirsten I'm 52 yrs old and live alone. debt free and live within my means. I spend more on cruises and european vacations than I do on living expenses. I have wood heat and off-grid solar. house paid for. I could list them for you if you like.
@@bebop504 Brandon and kirsten I'm 52 yrs old and live alone. debt free and live within my means. I spend more on cruises and european vacations than I do on living expenses. I have wood heat and off-grid solar. house paid for. I could list them for you if you like.
Lol Dave says “God forbid we touch the car” 🤣. Good episode guys.
Internet is a necessity now. Not even joking.
Half and half
I went almost a year without Wi-Fi. The only reason I have it now is because of the pandemic; working from home. If I lived with other people, I would probably have wi-fi and it would be cheaper. I still had data on my phone and wi-fi in places I would be in normally. I saved about $660 last year.
Great work, Rachel and Dave. Thanks for the insights!
*Debt free is the dream (or reality for us weirdos)!* 🤷♀️💯🔥
I am grateful for the day I realized the truth -“You can never get enough of what you don’t need.”
This is a really good discussion
you forgot about the NEST thermostat that knows where you are and turns on the AC or heat when you close to home.
video door bells so you can see who is at the door from anywhere
These are luxuries that should NOT be put on a credit card at 23% interest.
I agree with except internet access, that didn’t exist in the 80’s. I totally agree that expectations are ridiculous, most 50 year olds grew up in a 1500 square foot house with 8’ ceilings and they were happy
Stagnant salaries is of course not helping, especially for the bottom 50%. With minimum wages below 10$/h it is impossible to change anything in life for the better for the working poor.
Even if they were getting payed $20 or $30 an hour it wouldn't make a difference in their life because they will now see that extra money to spend more on wants than needs. It's more of a mental financial problem. That's the problem
@@felipebarron3479 no. Not everyone is like this. A $20/hr job would of been the difference between student loans and no student loans
Speaking of shoes ... I buy my shoes at walmart and pay no more than $20 They last for about 2 years. I wear them until my feet literally walk out of them. I also buy collar button dress shirts for $3 at walmart about every 5 years or so
while we are on the subject, Laundry saop doesn't have to be so expensive. You don't need half a dozen products just to wash clothes. I can do it for $8 / year buying in buck about a 3 years supply.
PickledHamProduction hi there! You should make videos on your lifestyle. I'm super intrigued on your expenses.
You can easily buy quality brand shoes that will last you a long time for cheap. Just but last years model that cost 100+ for 30 dollars or so online.
Uh some people need special shoes. Like me who have flat feet and those shoes ain't cheap. And not every brand of insoles works.
@@iag4028 Funny you should mention that. Been thinking of making a video series of Living an Amish lifestyle in a modern world with out being amish. basically being prepared living a self relient off-grid lifestyle
I wast aware that walmart sold shoes until a few years ago
Never heard of a foot wave opening a trunk, that's funny and cool!
My home we’re in now is about 1600 sq ft. I dislike a sun roof. No heated seats.
Mossy Oak Mom I like heated seats. But they don’t have to be leather
Dave Waldon I like heated seats also, I bought a car without them.
My car came with heated seats, but is not the reason i bought it
Very much needed video. Thank you! By the way I love your dress.
I grew up in a 900sqft house, no a/c, no computer until I was in high school, etc etc
Jojo reference?
Lazyy Lee I’m not sure who jo jo is but this (what I wrote above) was my reality as a child.
What they leave out is you getting your 40 acres.
And the percentage of the home cost vs income.
I wish I didn’t even know what dialup was.
I live in a 700 sq ft paid off house and proud of it.
bushy240 700 sq ft is smaller than my smallest apartment. You need to get a bigger house and rent out the smaller one.
@@TraumaER
Sure. At the time, we owned 2 homes, lived in 1 and the other rented out. We actually lived in a 1300 sq ft home then by choice sold it and moved the Family in the small home.
Much less in costs and upkeep, we made do.
I know most would have "upgraded" to the 2500++ but now we have adequate savings and can live/give like no one else.
My 1 bedroom apt at 780sq feet is barly big enough for me and im single.
bushy240 the place I’m in now is over 1000 sq ft and I am out of space. I want a pool table so I will have to remove part of the kitchen.
the dude agree!
This is the woman who told people to go take up 3 new jobs in the midst of a pandemic rather than take advantage of any unemployment assistance.
This is dumb and wrong. Average income 30 years ago was 20 grand now it’s 50 grand. How could you criticize progress? Computers costs thousands and thousands of dollars and now a person can have a pocket computer for a few hundred bucks. Be debt free but don’t use falsehoods