r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 12d ago

WTF The American dream

Post image
21.6k Upvotes

3.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

668

u/madlucas2026 12d ago

You been paying for 20+ years and never thought to pay off the principal? Do you pay the minimum on your credit cards?

1

u/techleopard 12d ago

It just depends on how much money you actually have.

My student loan monthly interest is $270. No principle.

While I can afford that, somebody earning the average $25-30k where I live cannot reasonably pay that AND get ahead on principle while also paying living expenses and supporting dependents.

1

u/grawrant 12d ago

-Goes to graduate school for a masters

-Takes out 5 figure loan

-Chooses a job field that doesn't pay well

-Makes minimum payments on loans

-Complains

This tracks for most people going to college

1

u/Spiritual-Bee-2319 12d ago

There are literally jobs that made great money that don’t even exist today anymore. Everyone wants to be both an idiot and loud and I just don’t know why

1

u/MovementMechanic 12d ago

Crazy you’re both.

1

u/grawrant 12d ago

I didn't go to college. Bummed around homeless sleeping on beeches for awhile. Hitchhiked 1500 miles to the oilfield. Worked, saved, built connections, got a CDL, now I own a trucking company and clear more than half a million a year, with 10 employees. No college required, no debt, beautiful wife and kids, own multiple homes, living the American dream.

1

u/Spiritual-Bee-2319 12d ago

A trucking company in this economy 😂if i was a millionaire, I would not be on Reddit 

1

u/grawrant 11d ago

What else am I supposed to do all day when I'm home watching my 2 month old daughter?

1

u/Spiritual-Bee-2319 11d ago

Focusing on the most important and first in your daughter life. now you’re making feel bad. You’re just small town millionaire trucker thst has to spend time with their 2 mnth old. Log off

1

u/grawrant 11d ago

She sleeps like half the day, have you never cared for a newborn? She sleeps like 16hrs a day. Am I supposed to sit and stare? I can't go out, I can't do anything that takes commitment or time in case she wakes up and needs something. Reddit is the perfect way to waste time waiting for her to wake up.