• Sethayy@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Wanna hear grim, I’m youngish and I came out of highschool using my credit card to get by.

    Thank god my parents are able to sorta support me, cause financial independence is a dream at this point.

    I can only imagine the effect this has on my generation expecting this to be the norm

    • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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      It was that way in the 90’s too. It’s not a new problem. I didn’t have parental support and ended up couch surfing for a few years while putting myself through college, despite working the entire time. It’s hard to establish your place in life when you don’t have odds stacked in your favor. I couldn’t even get a credit card because I was injured without health insurance at 18, which led to medical collections, which meant bad credit and no credit card.