Our 401k is 100% match up to 5% and employee must contribute at least 5% for non-union employees, now for union they don't have to contribute anything but get the 5% from our employer. I put in 10 or 11%, it bumps 1% every year automatically for the last couple years. Now as our kids are grown, I'd love to sell and move but don't see it happening for a while, 1st grandkid on the way. House will be paid off sooner than later, so I see us snowbirding with a camper for retirement. Wish Buc-ees would come to PA these wages are close to mine and I'd retire early, work pt there and just go on my wife's benefits. Hers are better than mine anyways. That shift diff is very nice @ $2/hr, shoot my first job paid $4.15/hr.
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I stop at that store every time I drive down there. Great store, always clean, staff is always friendly and always super busy. Being paid that well is paying off for them.
Considering the size of Mr. Busey's teeth, maybe he'd make a good spokesperson for the beaver-mascotted company!
Could it be "brisket on the board"?
They get breaks and seem pretty happy from what I have seen from people watching as well.
So tell me why do we have so many useless homeless loafing eaters?
Lazy and free junk. Can we please stop with the FS?
Get to work because the pay is great let me tell you. And save some money you idiotic fools
Lazy and free junk. Can we please stop with the FS?
Get to work because the pay is great let me tell you. And save some money you idiotic fools
At least where I live and work, the biggest issue with homelessness seems to be a mental illness/addiction combo, along with a lack of effective help for those folks. Here in North AL, if your biggest problem is you don't have a roof over your head, there are organizations that will bend over backwards to help you find housing. Not the BEST housing, but housing. And if you are willing to work your butt off here, you won't be in crappy housing for long. Just my take.
It could have been! I will stop by again sometime and loaf around and re-listen
Bucee's coffee addicts represent!!
People here don’t want anything to do with that
They want free junk and to overturn the system
Many are addicted by choice - yes that is a thing. They need tough love period
The jobs are there but require work. And just saying the situation is complex is a cop out
Yep. Long time ago I was doing 90 miles round trip, 4 days a week for a nice raise.
Bigger city has more jobs.
I've mentioned this before just a few times, but it fits in this thread too.
I pay my own travel and lodging expenses (non deductible BTW), lately it's been north of $50K per year. Add in the (now insane) taxes and health/auto/homeowners insurance of about $70K per year living in Jupiter, FL, along with no raise in over a decade. And being a gas station manager looks pretty good...
So when I see the gas station employees can bring home well more than I do, like double, I wonder why I do any of this and work so many hours, flying and driving all over the place. Sure it's fun as heck, but I have exactly zero "me" time.
I pay my own travel and lodging expenses (non deductible BTW), lately it's been north of $50K per year. Add in the (now insane) taxes and health/auto/homeowners insurance of about $70K per year living in Jupiter, FL, along with no raise in over a decade. And being a gas station manager looks pretty good...
So when I see the gas station employees can bring home well more than I do, like double, I wonder why I do any of this and work so many hours, flying and driving all over the place. Sure it's fun as heck, but I have exactly zero "me" time.
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Curios - why are the travel expenses non-deductible? I thought all legitimate business expenses you must pay for your job are deductible - commuting being the exception? Is it considered a commute? Isn't driving to the airport your commute?
Probably a W2 employee...only small amount can be taken for unreimbured employee expenses. If 1099, then a different situation.
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Hmm, I googled it and your right, they took work expense deductions away from W2 employees. One more time the corporations get something the little guy doesn't. I wish I could say I was shocked.
I'm retired five years and for the right job and money I'd do it in a heartbeat .
They need to pay extra if travel is involved cause that’s not a 40 hour work week.
Let’s see, a job, good pay, benefits, no experience or formal education needed and the only catch is that you have to work while you are at work?!?!?
Boy, if anyone thinks that is a negative this country is sunk
Boy, if anyone thinks that is a negative this country is sunk
I wouldn't go back to work even for GM CEO pay.
OK maybe a couple weeks and quit with a bonus.
OK maybe a couple weeks and quit with a bonus.
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