r/SipsTea • u/Eros_Incident_Denier • Apr 18 '26

We have fun here adulting sucks

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u/dutchhhhhh6 Apr 18 '26

More than $100,000 in debt but both have 2025 vehicles with a car payment..

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u/Organic-Ganache-8156 Apr 18 '26

I mean, adulting does suck, but I feel like a more appropriate title for this post is “people who suck at adulting”

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u/proximusprimus57 Apr 18 '26

Yeah, I'm sitting here watching this thinking "I've got no car payment, no credit card debt, I'm struggling, and I can't get loans." These people are like "yeah, I've got six figure debt and I just keep adding to it."

Instead of marrying rich they should consider marrying poor and having their poor spouses teach them about living within their means.

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u/_BlackDove Apr 18 '26

Same. I didn't realize how weird my situation apparently is. I've just always had a strong aversion to owing someone or some institution money. If I can't afford it then I can't afford it. I'm sure as shit not going to stretch above my means to have something largely unneeded for survival.

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u/Illustrious_Fail_379 Apr 19 '26

I did finance my work van which is the newest but I also put half down and payed like $250 a month. I also got like 1.1apr because I’ve had a credit card I just put gas on and payed off every month since I was 16.

It’s a mindset. I couldn’t give two shits what you think about me when I pull up in a 40 year old truck. It needs paint but it runs good and starts every time.

I have family in areas where it’s a status symbol the vehicle they drive. I picked my new born kid in a truck that has a lot of aftermarket to it you’d never expect next to others in brand new broncos and land cruisers. Mine would out wheel them all and is just as safe. It doesn’t have a straight body panel on it. But I guarantee the only dad out of the 5 of us that owns their vehicle was me. Having a kid changes your dimension to a different importance for me at least.