Ok...to the 10 people who replied to this question, the answer is GROSS. You can get out your little calculators now and cry if you like, but 50-30-20 is a guideline, and I write MY OWN budget. Everyone wants something for free nowadays, doesn’t want to live within their means, doesn’t want to move to an area that…

What I can't believe is that she got 35 stars on that post. It is so blatantly false as to make me scratch my head and wonder if she truly did go to college, or is even trying. As for her line about being motivated...clearly not.

Budget, pay down debt, increase your education level, get a second job...or pick another means by which to get ahead. Crying about it or looking for a handout will never get you anywhere.

Philosophy, I bet. 😀

Exactly!

Exactly!

Right...so the rest of us can pay off that debt in the form of tax dollars propping up schools with delinquent debtors. How about you suggest a budget and sticking to it. Or a second job. Ugh!

You are either nuts, lazy, undereducated, or a millennial looking for a handout. First, if you want to live downtown in any major city you pay a premium for those spaces and convenience. Second, the Nashville market is 2nd, only to Dallas in economic growth according to Forbes magazine. Try getting more education. Try…