Wake up politicians. Wake up CEOs. Wake up top 20%, who are in charge. The average citizen is feed up, and isn't dumb, just patient. That patience is wearing thin.

I understand what you're saying totally, I've worked since I was 14 years old. Cut grass, farm work, irrigation work, general construction, USMC, general Security and nuclear security. I rent currently but working on getting another house. I've learned to fix just about everything I can myself. I have a 2002 Tahoe 326k, 2006 mercury grand marquis 292k and 2006 Tacoma 220k making payment on it 2 more years. I swing 12s at my fulltime job, overtime is intermate. Been here over 28 years. I have a side hustle. All this work allows me to provide for my family a good life. I learned to do things because I couldn't afford to pay the pros in the past. I watch a lot of KZfaq before trying anything new and determine if it's to be a real pain in my ass. Then I pay someone or just ask for some help. The real sad part I see myself to be working at least till I'm 65-67 years old. It just is so expensive to live these days. Trump 2024!!!!

When you don't have a whole lotta money you tend to accumulate a whole lotta knowledge and skill.

I moved out of Commiefornia 2 years ago. Moved to the Appalachian mountains and have never been happier. My cost of living has dropped by 50%. I am now mortgage and debt free. No car payments. The little house I had in California ( around 1100 sq ft) is now going for 500K. It is not a fancy neighborhood- it's working class.

Wait! You are correct, why spend money where you donʻt need too. Great message and MANY USA citizens need to hear this.

I bought a 1999 murray 30" 10hp rider $75 - 2 years later bought another one $75, both run bought the 2nd for spare parts if needed - got a murray 20" cut self propelled for $50 from Salvation army with bagger - all 17 years ago - no mechanics bills and $200 for all 3 - my car is 1997 Merc Sable - runs great , looks good ( garage kept ) - ahhh, the house - paid for - put in 6" real oak gunstock floors myself , do own plumbing etc - thats how you save big bucks people - raise meat rabbits, put in grape vines to make wine, brandy and raisins, vegtable garden, strawberries, blueberry's, peaches and herbs - food is real, bill is nill, built 275 gal gravity fed ,1st flush water catchment system - diy it- you wont regret it ( learning curve )

Consumerism is sickening. People overspend on housing and vehicles... even people that make a lot of money that do the same thing. Frugality is underrated.

No one forces me to buy or spend my money on anything I don't need, the problem is that people do not educate themselves and instead whine and complaint about everything and anything but take no actions to understand their finances. They live of appearances and false pretentions just to impress others. It is not the government fault, the politicians or your neighbors parrot. It is each individual responsibility to educate themselves and act accordingly.

People need to be more self reliant - especially now

I grew up like this, so I've always worked on my own stuff (unless it's physically impossible for me). I help the people around me too, and made sure to teach my children. Why pay a guy? Especially for simple stuff.

My wife and I make 221k a year. We live in a 65 year old house with NO central air. My wife drives a 12 year old Camry and I drive a 7 year old Civic. I can repair a leaking roof, install a toilet, change the car oil, etc. We have one kid, good health, our only debt is a $1295 mortgage payment. We put all our $ into retirement planning.

Great video! I live in an old trailer on ten acres of swamp in South Texas. No insurance and low taxes. My vehicle is paid off and I’m considering liability insurance on it. Even though you can be debt free insurance and taxes will eat you up … what a scam. 401k? Good luck with taxes on those. We are about to face a retirement crisis that you wouldn’t believe. Dang I wish you were my neighbor I’d have you over and share a beer with you. Consider me subscribed.

Same in the UK.

Damn straight Skippy !!!

Buy tools learn to use them you can fix..

Every 6 month car premium I get it goes up..I have now accidents claims or tickets in 40 years,I went from full coverage to liability only,my home policy goes up EVERY year..7 years ago my house insurance was $875 a year and now it's $1600.

One thing I noticed recently, after driving through a Denver area suburb with $750K-$1.3M homes. Cars in the driveway included cars like mid-2000s Chevy Suburbans, Toyota Tacomas, Corollas and 2012 Chrysler minivans. With few exceptions - no Teslas, Corvettes, or Porsches. I see more Mercedes in the Downtown area where people rent apartments.

All the points you made are spot on

Everything has always been about money try going to the hospital without premium insurance see how many bills u get

The only way to make money on a car lease is honestly is use your highest credit rating to get the best car you can get and sell it off to some unsuspecting sucker as early as you can. This way you get cash and they have to pay it off. Keeping the car has always been a terrible investment. Frankly at their best, cars are a luxury for very rich people to collect because they can afford to take the loss financially. People who think paying off a car is the same as investing in some forms of means of production or income (prominent rhethoric in the Uber era) are honestly missing the fundamental aspects such as innovation in the automotive sector, cost of maintainance and repair, state fees etc. It doesn't add up to a positive on the balance sheet no matter what you do. And I am not even talking about insurance, potential insurance claims, dealer markup or any other more extreme circumstance, like going to prison for running a person over, and any math goes out the window. Sure, there are a lot of places in the USA specifically, such as rural states, where a car can be framed as a necessity, or a job that involves owning a pickup truck. But the idea that everyone should own a vehicle and must drive a vehicle and pay whatever it costs is more or less a wester, USA-based invention that is alien, and even utterly unfeasible in many parts of the world. Never mind that America failed to achieve this crazy dream on the whole, statistically speaking. The most cruicial point I am making is that, with the economy falling apart, even basic common sense dictates that it should be the first thing to go. I think now the US is waking up to the reality of this among other things, and maybe even investing in better available public transportation would have been better for the country in the long run. Especially when the only real argument boils down to something like "that's too much like hippie europe" or whatever it is.

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Gave up the house. Went from $3,000 mo to $1,200 mo. That did not include maintenance and all the things we thought we had to have, that was minimum another $1,000-$1,500 mo. No payments, cars paid off, no credit cards. A house does not appreciate that much. Now the big item, healthcare. Last year my wife went on medicare and this fall I go on it, we essentially did not have insurance. Until medicare happens, we are at severe financial risk even with insurance. My insurance risk exposure is simple. Insurance pays nothing, nothing until my out of pocket $18,000 is met, period. Oh yeah, don't forget the premium, another $14,000. So my annual medical is $32,000. And you thought you only had a little money, think a little less! It's so frustrating that Americans can't do simple math. The medical complex is incredibly wealthy while we, their cash cow, can barely afford to live under a roof and feed ourselves. We must get control of this healthcare monster. Cheers

Insurance is basically you paying for future damage in installments. After 30 years of driving and 25 years with the same insurance company, I had my first accident back in 2007 (my fault - fender bender, no airbags went off, broken headlight and ruptured radiator - because my car was 10 years old, it was totaled) ... but because I had a speeding ticket a year before, the insurance company dropped me and I had to start with a different company with nearly double my old premium. I highly recommend just getting an older car with liability and comprehensive coverage (no collision). And if you happen to be in a light accident - just offer to pay the other party in cash for the damage vs filing a claim. It's cheaper than paying the premiums that will result from the accident.

We are in the wrong business because every body shop in my city is packed with cars and there is longer than a month waiting list..people today drive like shit mostly because they are stupid repair shops same thing.

Donnie gonna fix it … Yuk yuk

Nice video ❤❤❤

I'd rather pay an extra $6,000 for a Toyota Corolla vs. a Mirage as hands down that Corolla will outlast that Mirage with less maintenance. I'm a firm believer in paying a little extra for quality as in the long run it will be cheaper, and the Corolla will hold it's value better than the Mirage.

Everything said is very true.

My next vehicle might be a roxor if I absolutely need it. I already own outright 2 vehicles plus the one my wife bought, which I'm now paying for, not complaining, just saying I'm going with a Roxor. Or mule and buggy.

You all should look up the millionaire next door book. You become rich by reducing your cost.

The new way of life is living owe more then u can ever pay back in ur life

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Could you remake this video? Your thoughts are all over the place! Not much of it makes sense! You' really need to put those skills to work in your home? IT needs work! People are still buying things. Don't believe everyone is broke! Why are you trying to be proud that you are Broke?

don't worry about the yt armchair economists, they still owe for their student loans they took out to get their PhD in finger painting