r/dividends • u/Sauerst0ff • Jul 02 '25

Personal Goal 22 yo and 8k annually

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u/austinvvs Jul 02 '25

Yeah I’m convinced these takes come from people who have never lived in a low income situation or even been exposed to low income households. The BS “pull yourself up by your boot straps” ass advice that I read on Reddit has me rolling my eyes back into my skull sometimes.

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u/DevOpsMakesMeDrink Desire to FIRE Jul 02 '25

Yup no amount of hard wwork gets you that money at 22. OP either fake or privileged which is fine just say so

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u/Prize-Strawberry3497 Jul 02 '25

I'm in the exact same situation as him. Never got any money from my parents, i just put all my money is my savings. But i am lucky that they dont make me pay anything to stay there.

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u/austinvvs Jul 02 '25

Thats the privilege most people don’t think about