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by LunaSea 872 days ago
Depends on the period of life I presume.

You might make a lot of money, but if you're a young adult, you might still need to buy a car, a house, get kids, etc. All of which cost a lot of money, to a point where you might not be able to save much.
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metabro 872 days ago
The parent comment I’m replying to has a man with a high school aged kid. By that point I’d expect substantial savings.
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focusedone 872 days ago
Might be the case for some. We lived in a flyover state, so pay was far from West coast. Dad's career started out with him living in a rough trailer park and hitching rides to work. Before the bust he was doing well, but he had a tough climb getting there and hadn't had much time to save up (along with starting a family and such).

Again, we were very fortunate to come though it as well as we did. Many close friends had it much worse.

There's bound to be a variety of financial and career situations out there. To me, it's difficult to imagine anyone getting canned and thinking 'meh, no biggie'.

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metabro 872 days ago
> To me, it's difficult to imagine anyone getting canned and thinking 'meh, no biggie'.

I think there’s a subjective component where it does feel like a big deal no matter what savings you have. But objectively if you can cover expenses for a year then it really is ‘meh, no biggie’ .

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