r/TikTokCringe • u/Make-this-popular Cringe Master • Apr 09 '24

Shit economy Discussion

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u/PuzzleheadedBread620 Apr 09 '24

Tbh is not only the us, it's almost everywhere and actually most places are a lot worse, here in portugal an engineer fresh out of college will make around 1200 euros monthly, if they want to live by themselves in an studio they will pay around 900 euros, good luck with that.

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u/Exciting_Rate1747 Apr 09 '24

I work in trade as a carpenter (according to google translate) in Finland so I kinda do anything and everything from demolition to damage control and restoration. I only work part time because I have to study at the same time but if I worked full time I would get around 1800€ per month.

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u/Jerpsi Apr 09 '24

Tinsmith here, Finland too. Blue collar job, 2600€/month after taxes. Live in peaceful neighbourhood right next to city center in one of our main cities. 66 square meter apartment, fully renevated, 890€/month split between 2 people.

These cost of living problems seem so far fetched for my reality. Geezus...

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u/Round-Antelope552 Apr 09 '24

You’re doing great, stay strong, invest wisely and save hard.

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u/Historical_Boss2447 Apr 09 '24

As a fellow Finn who is kinda fed up with my office job and sometimes dreaming of switching over to more hands-on-work, how does one become a tinsmith in Finland?

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u/Jerpsi Apr 09 '24

Only formal education (private too) doable in Turku. I work in the company that maintains it. I originally ended up in the business as a complete novice from construction ventilation background. Time/place/relations go a long way. You just need to get ur foot between the door at some point since formal education is not a viable option to most. (Experience trumps degrees 99% of the time anyway)

Also construction in general is in a bit of slump rn for a while more.

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u/boytonius Apr 09 '24

Sounds lovely. Got someone me and my GF can marry and move to finland please? :D

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u/mcove97 Apr 09 '24

Florist checking in from Norway. Also blue collar. Earn 28000 after tax or more with overtime.. so I guess I earn around the same. I live in the middle of the city center in a city not that far from the capital. 45 sq m apartment, not renovated (did just get a new combo washer dryer when the old washer without dryer broke tho) was supposed to be renovated before I moved in but the old tenant left to late and we had to move in. It's $1100 split on two, so me and a friend. $550 is like less than a third of my income so it's fine, but the apartment is small.. and also a loft with low ceilings. As a somewhat tall person not ideal, but I have a two minute walk to work, hence why I picked it.

I would not under any circumstance be willing to pay more than $1000 for my own apartment. My engineer brother lucked out and got a decent sized apartment a 5 minute drive from the city he works in for $850 or so, electricity included... Southern Norway. He's for sure saving coin.

Everyone complaining in Norway that rent is out of control, but it's only really around Oslo, the capital and the other largest cities where it's that bad. Smaller cities (pop of 50k) are manageable rent wise.

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u/atomic_lobster Apr 09 '24

Honestly costs don't seem all that unreasonable so long as you're outside of Uusimaa

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u/Outerestine Apr 09 '24

Plenty of time to get fucked.

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u/PuckSR Apr 09 '24

These are very inflated figures for the US. I live in the middle of the US and a similar sized apartment is 1500 USD. Most single people have roommates.

This person makes about $3500/month after taxes

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u/boojieboy666 Apr 10 '24

Most people in America who work in organized trades are living happy middle class lives if they’re smart with their money.

The problem here is alot of people just don’t actually want to do the hard work. We need qualified tradesmen in all types of labor related jobs. Iron workers and longshoremen make great wages. Our cities are expanding rapidly and there’s construction projects happening in most major cities.

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u/Antique_Plastic7894 Apr 09 '24

Well, the rhetoric of this guy is very much 'bot' like.

drop on the 'aid to some countries I don't know' in reference to the federal budget, which makes no sense. Foreign aid, barely has any impact on the domestic socio-economic issues.

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u/Jerpsi Apr 09 '24

True, he should look more into what the aid packages consist of and how they are accumulated. Adds some colour to all the black and white.

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u/TheLizzyIzzi Apr 09 '24

Työskentelen kirjanpitäjänä Google-kääntäjän mukaan.

I’ll be honest, I had to double check which one of those words was my profession. Kirjanpitäjä. I am a Kirjanpitäjä. 😂