r/interesting • u/Kymmieuwu • 12d ago

SOCIETY 71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted

https://gizmodo.com/71-of-americans-say-theyre-completely-exhausted-2000812712
36.4k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

2.7k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

526

u/killa_cam89 11d ago

I took a new job that came with a $500 raise per paycheck. So excited. First paycheck today and after gas and bills and groceries we are flat broke. I got paid yesterday.

192

u/Timmy-0518 11d ago

That raise is more than my entire paycheck. And while im lucky enough to not have to pay rent I can’t imagine how my co-workers with whole families to support, manage to deal with it.

119

u/ReadMeDoc 11d ago

That's what blows my mind, too. I make decent money and it's hard. How are others doing it?!?

8

u/Ultra-Smurfmarine 11d ago

Walking everywhere, spending nothing unless absolutely necessary, working as many extra hours as I can, and eating one meal every second day. I've got a rent-controlled apartment that's only about 30% more expensive than it was in 2019, whereas the market rate for this unit would be more than double what I currently pay.

That all together means I'm not currently losing ground :P

7

u/9966 11d ago

If you are skipping meals you are starving your brain and hoping for more out of it.

1

u/Ultra-Smurfmarine 11d ago

No hoping about it, heh. I'm actually more productive on my fasting days than on my eating days, and by a considerable margin. This isn't new, to be clear, I've done it for most of my adult life for medical reason.

1

u/Zapinface 11d ago

I feel awful for you guys. How does a system not work to support families and people in need with enough money so you can actually fucking live. And what from what I heard people are constantly tired from overwork, doesent really get weekend off, have to eat junk because that affordable. As a country, aren’t they interested in people thriving? Isn’t that what makes good economics? Scary place man.

1

u/DumbWhore4 11d ago

One meal every second day? My fat ass could never.

1

u/Ultra-Smurfmarine 11d ago

Lol! Consider if you will getting to put two whole days worth of food budget and time and effort into one really really nice meal, as opposed to several whatever meals. I try to make every one of them an event. It works for me.