At What Age Did You Realize That You Wouldn't Live A Middle-Class Life?

[JudgeJoeGorilla]

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[Somalib]

What?

 

[Periplus]

Not all of us are from working class backgrounds. Just like most societies, Somalis are diverse in many things including socioeconomic background.

There are homeless Somalis, wealthy Somalis, Somalis that struggle to make ends meet and those that are comfortable.

It is very reductive to assume that we’re all unable to enter the middle class.

 

[Aurelian]

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[Lostbox]

Most people on this site will end up being working class

 

[Diaspora ambassador]

I will never settle for working for life.

Get started on creating multiple income streams.

When you turn 40-50 years old, you can retire and hire a manager to do the work for you.

 

[Somalib]

Reaching middle class ain’t that hard. It’s trying to retire on it or reach further is the problem

 

[Qeelbax]

Since the first day we drove past a gated neighborhood

 

[Mantiq_Al-gharb]

Not all of us are from working class backgrounds. Just like most societies, Somalis are diverse in many things including socioeconomic background.

There are homeless Somalis, wealthy Somalis, Somalis that struggle to make ends meet and those that are comfortable.

It is very reductive to assume that we’re all unable to enter the middle class.

Stop flexing

 

[Periplus]

Stop flexing

I am not flexing, I didn’t say that I was rich or poor.

All I said it’s inaccurate to say that all Somalis are poor or rich or middle class.

 

[The Somali Caesar]

For me the goal was never to be middle class. Upper class or nothing. I learnt that when I used to work as a therapist for the NHS. Crappy job. Crappy wage.

I made out the rat race, I'm now an estate agent. I haven't looked back since. I used to pray for times like this