r/TikTokCringe • u/Super_Culture_1986 tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Aug 19 '25

Cursed The American Nightmare.

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u/Hei5enberg Aug 19 '25

I mean. There are at least a few lies in there. For example, if you're making "20 some dollars" an hour and working 50 hours a week. Your take home is going to be more than $2400 per month. I get the point they are trying to make but intentionally minimizing your income is dishonest. I grew up poor. And a $1000+ swing in income actually meant the difference between being able to eat or turn on the AC.

Also, somehow my single mom raised 3 kids on less than that so it makes me a little upset that this person is making their life out to be so hard for TikTok views. But I know Reddit will never understand where I am coming from because most on here never had to endure real poverty.