@dustinofftheclock: There was a time when making $100K a year meant you were doing pretty damn good. #BlueCollar #MiddleClass #WorkingClass #Overtime #CostOfLiving

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Wednesday 04 November 2026 12:28:23 GMT
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chelseeleigh19
Chelseeleigh19 :
I make $50.50 an hour and I’m looking for another job 😭 with 4 kids… it’s killing me. Credit cards maxed out, & not making it 2 weeks until payday. I’m so tired of it!
2026-11-04 12:48:45
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boogabooga35
K57 :
We’re at $160k per year and we’re pay check to pay check it sucks
2026-11-04 15:22:30
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cheyanne.lowrey
Cheyanne Lowrey :
Some of us do it all alone, have over 50k in student loans, paying over 2k a month just to have a roof over our head, daycare over a thousand a month, insurance is absolutely crazy expensive where majority of people can’t afford it if their company doesn’t provide it. So by the time your paycheck hits, all that money is basically gone and you still need food and gas and the last minute stuff you need for your kids. So yes we make good money but it all goes to making sure we don’t end up on the streets and nothing left over for ourselves. You need a second job just to do anything outside of work and kids!!
2026-11-11 12:08:05
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kayliealdrich0
Kaylie Aldrich :
We the middle class are drowning! Healthcare, insurance and taxes are killing us!
2026-11-04 17:31:05
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harpe907
harpe907 :
When you work 90/week, gross close to 6k a week but bring home $3300. Painful.
2026-11-07 23:11:29
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amywilcoxbove
Amy Wilcox Bove :
Overtime used to get us ahead. Now we need it to barely survive!
2026-11-04 13:41:16
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tayeriley
𝚃𝚊𝚢𝚎. 🍒 :
My husband makes over $70 an hour as a lineman, we both drive older paid off cars, we don’t keep up with the jones… and we still just do ‘okay’, we are blessed for sure compared to some but it’s mind boggling we aren’t wildly ahead, 😭
2026-11-04 14:12:25
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jcash913
Jca$h :
I couldn’t wait to make 6 figures. Now 6 figures means nothing 😬
2026-11-11 07:42:54
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jimmy.z55
jimnation94 :
some times it feels like you're one accident away from being homeless
2026-11-04 14:05:37
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brandidaniels09
Brandi Daniels :
we lived better 10 years ago with shitty jobs than we do today making over $200k… it’s a sad world
2026-11-05 22:05:07
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dholmes1120
Darren :
Absolutely correct!
2026-11-10 23:16:02
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ca_bluecollar
ca_bluecollar :
before COVID we were living good, able to drop an extra $5000 on loans every 2-3 months. didn't have to budget or even worry about whether we could afford something or not. if we wanted it, we bought it. everything but the house paid off. have always been a single income household with 2 kids. now we're watching purchases, budgeting and not able to pay extra on anything. same money, same hours, same bills, lower quality of life. WTF? we've been responsible and smart with our money and now we're going backwards because cost of living has skyrocketed. everything.. and I mean everything has tripled since COVID.
2026-11-04 18:07:12
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pastor_donald_gill
PastorDonaldGill :
This is me making $34.90, but it feels like I am getting nowhere; I do not live above my means, and I have no extra spending. This is something.
2026-11-07 13:07:37
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a_aron861
buckmaster.jr :
went from making 6 figures to making nothing overnight now I'm really struggling lol
2026-11-06 18:24:37
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lavaille_
LaVaille :
i live off $30,000 but i also live in rural nebraska and cheaper then shit😁
2026-11-06 14:04:26
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vanessalizethgomez93
vanessalizethgomez93 :
That’s so true 🥺 we are a fam of 5 and we feel hella broke.
2026-11-05 22:19:57
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nikiya_mann
Nikiya-Mann :
We bring home about 160,000 a year and The only “extra” we pay for is our kids sports and I’ll sell my left tit before I take that away from them. And we struggle every month
2026-11-05 19:30:52
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kristiwag95
Kristi :
You are 100% correct.
2026-11-04 20:44:25
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jennysmith78
Jenny Smith :
I am definitely feeling this. I will be 57 in a couple months i have been working 72hrs or more a week for the last 10 years, I am burnt out. Tired exhausted, not to mention. I have illnesses that no one can see that makes every day in life a struggle. I don't know how much longer I can keep this up. And I still, I'm struggling financially, I just can't get ahead. Do I love above my means? No, but I travel for work. And I had bills out on the road and bills at home. I just keep praying
2026-11-05 10:53:54
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banananabookgirl
Bana'Nana'BookGirl :
Life be lifing over here in Florida 😳 everything goes up. They keep going... these legs about to go up because who willing to stave 😏😏😂 just kidding 😂 I just want to be ahead!!
2026-11-05 22:29:29
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trishhroy
Trish Hale Roy :
Yup, we’re finally making 6 figures and our bank account is basically empty each week come payday. The bills aren’t really the problem, it’s the cost of groceries, household items, pets, gas etc- those expenses are killing us.
2026-11-07 17:24:52
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bayoublondee
bayoublondie🔥 :
I sent this to my husband because he thinks we’re the only ones.
2026-11-06 23:30:19
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michaelmiller705
michael miller705 :
me and my wife make 230k a year and I have 50.00 in savings waiting for my next check
2026-11-06 02:02:53
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dannyvasquez018
Danny :
We pull 275k a year and we aren’t rich. Everything is expensive. I was on track for retirement in 12 years now not so much. That has slowed down. We don’t drive lambos we have a gmc and a 7 year old Lexus. Our taxes are out the roof. We pay more in taxes than some people make a year. The system is broke.
2026-11-06 04:24:10
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39loganc39
🔥🪠LoganC39🚰🌪 :
I’m a 26-year-old eight year plumber I make over 100 K a year and I’m still struggling things aren’t easy no more I bought my first house in 23 for 300,000 3000 a month ridiculous
2026-11-05 23:48:49
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