PostsCommentsPayoutsandyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-24 22-14This highlights that layoffs can lead to months-long job searches, leaving even senior professionals in a precarious positionandyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 8 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-24 22-14A recently laid-off tech manager who previously earned over $300,000 still hasn't found a new role after six months. They expect to exhaust savings in four months, have a spouse…andyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 9 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-24 04-17andyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 9 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-24 04-17A few decades ago in the United States a single middle-class salary could cover a home, a car, raising children, multiple vacations, healthcare, college, groceries, and still…andyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 9 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-24 04-17andyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 9 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-24 04-17If house prices had risen at the same pace as median incomes since 1970, the average home in 2025 would cost about $138,000andyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 11 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-21 22-12close to $60 an hour Let me know when you find that jobandyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 11 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-21 22-12Back in 1971 the minimum wage was $1.60 an hour That equaled about 1.82 oz of gold per week on a 40-hour schedule At today's gold price that's roughly $192 an hour and about…andyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-20 14-32Meanwhile, the Pentagon cannot fully account for $4.65 trillion in assetsandyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-20 14-32The IRS now requires Americans to report payments received via Venmo, PayPal, and Zelle exceeding $600 The Pentagon failed its annual audit for the eighth consecutive yearandyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-20 04-18Job security is a myth Leaving a job for better opportunities shouldn't cause guiltandyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-20 04-18A job should never consume someone's life Layoffs this year: • UPS: 48,000 • Amazon: 30,000 • Intel: 24,000 • Nestle: 16,000 • Accenture: 11,000 • Ford: 11,000 • Novo…andyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 13 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-20 04-18The BMW is visible but the $50,000 car loan isn't Trips to Bali are shown but the $10,000 credit card debt isn't Designer clothes stand out but the $0 Roth IRA doesn't…andyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 15 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-18 02-40Norway's sovereign wealth fund is a game-changer – saves oil money for everyone, not just a few. Smart long-term thinkingandyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 15 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-18 02-40Yeah, turning oil wealth into something that benefits everyone is a smart move – wish more places did that.andyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 15 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-18 02-40Alaska implemented a modest universal basic income program in 1982. That policy reduced poverty in the state and increased overall employment There is "no need" to save money…andyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 15 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-18 02-40andyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 15 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-18 02-40Jobs should pay a living wage. Universal basic income, affordable housing, and free healthcare should be guaranteed. Most people are working paycheck to paycheck. They’re barely getting by right nowandyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 17 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-16 03-28People don't want 8K TVs and 23-hour trading; they want a 4-day work week and homes for sale JUST IN: Nasdaq to extend trading hours to 23 hours per dayandyloketh (46)in LeoFinance • 18 days agoRE: LeoThread 2025-12-15 03-14Odds of becoming a millionaire are 10% if effort is made. They're 0% without trying 1 in 10 Americans are millionaires