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In reply to the discussion: (Poll) Are you better off now than 4 years ago? pre-Covid [View all]All Mixed Up
(597 posts)19. Yes and no.
I make more than I did four years ago but it doesn't really feel like it at times. I was lucky that I refinanced my house at the end of 2021, which locked in a lower interest rate.
With that said, my job is dissolving and I'm being laid off if I can't find another job within my company (and who knows how long my company will actually be around).
So, while I'm financially doing better in terms of salary than four years ago, job security is much worse than four years ago so I ultimately voted no, I'm not doing better because that financial improvement means little if I lose my job.
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Everyone I know is way better off now than before 2020. Higher income, better jobs. Heck my youngest is graduating
MenloParque
Mar 2024
#16
i have made more money, , saved more money and spent more on luxury expenses than the previous 4
MistakenLamb
Mar 2024
#29
Anecdotally, I have been trying to hire people to remodel my home, with no luck.
Midnight Writer
Mar 2024
#36