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Yeah I'm not doing that. (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 days ago by [M] to c/childfree@lemmy.world
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[–] 19 points 1 day ago (15 children)

this one falls flat. most people have to wake up before 8 to go to work regardless of marital status or kids.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

    Not on the weekend. I get 2 sleep-ins a week and I wouldn't trade them for anything

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  • [–] 2 points 8 hours ago

    now see the weekend is a fair point because the typical person does usually have those. The OP though is a bit niche. Granted if your childless with a dog your sleep in time will still be limited. Although you can't take care of kids for 10 mins and then go back to sleep for two hours.

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 1 day ago* (4 children)

    I don't. My work schedule is flexible, I have a five-minute commute, and I can sleep and wake up pretty much whenever I want to.

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  • [–] 3 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

    yeah I don't think the average person can get that just by not having kids though.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 day ago (7 children)

    I'm on track to retire in my mid-30s due to not having the expenses that my co-workers with kids do, and I don't have to do a damn thing before or after work I'm just sitting on a couch drinking a beer and watching anime when I get home. I'm 2 miles from work and don't have to be there until 10 but that's not necessarily the norm.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago* (5 children)

    Damn, you must’ve been fortunate with job placement. Wtf. Half of my 20s was jobless, not for a lack of trying.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    I got my good paying job at 24 and saved most of my money, but as a single person I spent $20k/yr total cost of living while living in a room in someone's basement and a lot of that was just takeout and beer honestly.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago* (3 children)

    I'm sorry but if you've been in the workforce for 10 years and are ready to retire soon you're either doing some really bad math, are a prodigy making 7 figures since the age of 24, inherited money from someone else, or are planning to live off beer in someone's basement for the next 50 years

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I think 78k was my salary back then, the stock market has done really well the last decade. $1.5 million is the amount I plan to retire with.

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