So yesterday i was out with a good friend of mine having a coffee and after we shared our news, we talked about how bad the situation is in our country in terms of finance. Due to worthless and corrupt politicians and people who either don't even bother voting because of the "They are all the same" kind of mentality or voting for them in order to gain something, we have reached rock bottom.
I won't bother sharing the statistics, i have done this in previous posts and more like in future more detailed ones but the gist is that everything has been way more expensive these past years like 50%-300% up while our salaries are like 1%-10% up. As a result, a lot of people have left the country, we are at a historic low on births and along with Japan we are in the top position in that kind of aspect.
At the same time rent is basically 40%-50% of our salary and note that electricity and water aren't included in that. So we were saying that pretty much, we live to work, personal life has already left the building and things are tough. So we had the following argument:
He was saying that the next thing that someone in this situation should do is to find way to increase their salary, either this is a side gig, a way to learn another skill or even having a second job.
I argued that instead of this, the first thing someone needs to do is to think about their expenses and if they do any unnecessary waste. For example, if i order a lot of delivery, i can cut that down and instead cook for myself. Or to be more exact if i order 3 times per week i can narrow it down to 1 times per week. Instead of going on vacation to 4 star hotels or places that are expensive and touristy, i can book an Airbnb or even a 4-star hotel but in another area that is not that expensive and trust you can find a lot.
Ofc if that doesn't solve the problem to some degree or you still let's say want to have a specific way of life then ofc the next step is what my friend said. In my mind though, thinking of unnecessary expenses should be first and it's easier to do. In a day you can think it over do the math and realise what you spend and where, instead of searching for another job.
So what would you do if you were in a position like this?
