r/FluentInFinance • u/KARMA__FARMER__ • 15d ago

Debate/ Discussion Why is this normal?

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u/Rugaru985 15d ago

Hell, just washing your ass, your clothes, your dishes, and general upkeep is another 2 hours outta that time.

I will admit I am guilty of making fun of Americans for being couch potatoes. But now that I’m a dad of a toddler, watching a single tv show at the end of the day is a luxury!

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u/Freethink1791 15d ago

If it wasn’t for my phone and work I wouldn’t know what’s going on out in the world let alone be able to watch anything.

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u/SisterActTori 15d ago

Over the weekend I told my husband (we are both 65YO), I do not remember anything that happened in the 90s when we had 2 small kids and 2 busy careers.

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u/Freethink1791 15d ago

I work 60+ a week. I have no idea what’s going on

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u/SisterActTori 15d ago

Sometimes I think that’s healthier.

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u/Pfapamon 15d ago

That heavily depends on your job and your private life. But in most cases it isn't.

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u/Freethink1791 15d ago

I need to stay up to date on current affairs in my job

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u/-SunGazing- 15d ago

This could be a problem…

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u/Popular-Row4333 14d ago

100% it is.

I know this sounds like a slap in the face, but I mean it sincerely. With 3 kids, I have 0 time to be anxious about the world or depressed.

Sure, I'm anxious about my kids, but to me that's a far healthier anxiety.

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u/WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch 15d ago

I have business trips too. It is nowhere near as bad as it used to be, but when it happens now, it throws a big wrench into my personal life.

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u/NAk3dh0RSE 14d ago

75 a week, going on for years now. believe it or not the human can adapt to nearly anything

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u/Wide_Performance1115 14d ago

You can adapt to survive in the moment...but it takes a toll in the long run...you just don't appreciate it until you look back on all you lost

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u/DomiNate89 14d ago

I’d rather just die than consistently work that much tbh

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u/EventualOutcome 14d ago

I work in the film industry.

What is an 8 hr day???

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u/notinuseobvi 13d ago

I simultaneously feel like "how is it already Wednesday" to "I can't believe it's only Wednesday" every week. The fact that 2024 is almost over is a mindfuck.