I had to get a root canal the other day. The dentist had to wait to see if my insurance would cover it because I had recently had a different root canal and “they sometimes don’t pay for more than one.”
They had to clamp down, since so many people were getting root canals for shits and giggles. /s
You ain’t need but the one toof ya fancy sum bitch.
I know this isn’t dental related, but I couldn’t see a therapist and a psychiatrist in the same day (virtually) because insurance wouldn’t cover that.
I’ve been putting off having two root canals/fillings/caps for years because I don’t feel like spending thousands on it, in case they don’t cover it. I know I should get this done before people tell me horror stories…again.
I keep on having this debate with my dad. He’s 73 and I’m 37. One night he was like “people from your generation want to buy a ‘starter home’ and a vacation home, and then a few years later buy a bigger home!” and I was like “no one in my generation is even thinking about buying a vacation home when they can barely make a livable wage in a lot of fields.” Teachers make about $25/hour (about 35-40k/year) and they deal with tons of shit from the faculty, state, and students themselves. I was making $112k/year working in IT and could barely afford to live by myself in or close to Manhattan.
Edit: just for context, my rent was $2500/month for a 500 sq ft 1 bedroom apartment about 30-45 minutes from Manhattan. The sales tax rate in NYC is 10%. A burger and a beer can easily cost you $20.
The (boomer) generation holds bizarrely strong biases, it could be they subconsciously they do it to avoid admitting they’ve screwed their kids with their political votes, or more likely they simply only care about getting their own and aren’t thinking far enough ahead to realize their being snookered and driving the bus off a cliff.
$112k/yr is a crazy amount of money; I also work in IT in a pretty high up position, I wish I even made half that…
Same.
I worked for Disney+ (got laid off about a month ago) as a Linux Systems Engineer, so it’s not like I worked for a small company doing Windows desktop support (I was making 50k/year doing that in NYC, $30k/year doing the same thing about 3 hours south in NJ). It is a significant amount of money, but the taxes screwed me, I’d only see about 85k of it, couple that with 10% tax on everything and the increased prices of living in the most expensive city in the US and it’s not as much as you think it is. About 60% of my monthly income went to rent and bills.
Fair enough! I got offered a job at Nintendo once, probably should’ve taken it in retrospect :(
Yeah, big companies are good but also kinda suck because they lay you off at the drop of a hat as soon as they don’t make as much as they expect.
Solution: enlist in the military! /s
So untrue, just put it downpayment on a 30 yr fixed loan for some dentures.
Damn. You got me there. :D
Luxury bones
That’s what they’ll be called in insurance plans.
Feels like we’re already nearing Mad Max with a dash of Blade Runner for an appetizer.
This cuts too deep
What stings is realizing one of the few hopes for a home these days is the passing of a parent.
I know. I wish we lived in a communist dystopia.
I want to laugh but man this hits close to home.
Pretty damn far from a home as well
I know what you mean, these days all we can do is try to laugh everything off.
I mean it could be worse. In an alternate timeline, you could be living in world where the nazis built nukes first and America becomes a fascist puppet state.
Ah yes, I love living in the world where the only thing that could be worse than reality is literal fascist dystopia
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There are also many developing countries in the world. Not saying it justifies the current state of the US, but to put it in perspective, a lot of people still want to come to the US. As an immigrant, I do not wish to go back to my former country, I mean, unless war breaks out or the US becoming a dictatorship or something, but its already too late for me. Once I gotten my US citizenship, my former country revoked my old citizenship.
Don’t forget trying to figure out how much you can eat daily! A second meal is a treat!
I’ve noticed I’m eating cheap ramen again, feels like a step backwards and doesn’t sit as easily.
It’s less satisfying now that I’m in my 40s than it was when I was in college.
Definitely feels that way.
What at-home stuff can you do to maintain your teeth? Brushing and flossing twice a day just doesn’t cut it. Brown stuff still eventually builds up around the edges and right above the gum line (although it does take quite a few years). Being obsessive about dental hygiene only delays the buildup and is not sustainable on its own. I may be able to afford dentist appointments now but by the way society is headed, that may not be the case 10 years from now or even next month.
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I’m so sorry to hear what you’re dealing with. I think the most important thing we can try to take from the pains, is to try treating others better than we were treated, despite how difficult it might be.
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Oh, that’s not what I meant. I was just trying to say us being positive can hopefully help others do the same.
You mean your luxury bones?
I’m actually surprised this memes instance is actually funny. Yeah i come from red**t
