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A doctor and a tech worker, who are making $500K combined.

32-year-old couple making $500K per year claims they're living paycheck to paycheck, despite maxing out their retirement accounts: 'It feels like we’re barely getting by each month.'

A young professional who is considering leaving his high-paying job for a position that will pay half of what he's making now for five years.

23-year-old considers leaving $100K job for a 2 year program where he'll make 50K for 5 years after he graduates: '[The 2nd] option sounds like a scam.'

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A businessman laughs while sitting opposite a woman with an open laptop

Job applicant rejects tech company that offers a job 4 months after interviews, pays half his desired salary: 'I even gave them a discount'

A woman and a man sit in front of a laptop as the woman explains something

Employee gets second job offer with $150k salary, manager wife argues it's a 'lack of integrity' to take it: 'She had to fire someone'

A college teacher standing a podium looks to the side with blurred students seated in front of him

Out-of-work employee secures college teaching job, accidentally gets paid 3x normal salary: 'I was thrilled'

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Boss accuses employee of job hopping for leaving $55K job for a $78K job after 2 years: 'We’re a family and loyalty looks better on a resume.'

A couple who have very different ideas about what it means to be responsible with their money.

Spender girlfriend making $40K tells saver boyfriend making $95K that he should cover her if she runs out of money: 'You've got enough for the both of us, don't you?'

A female employee uses a laptop in a semi-open plan workspace

Employee requests $10k raise in line with colleagues, gets reprimanded by HR for finishing work early instead: 'I'm working Sunday at 10 PM'

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Job applicant ends Zoom call after recruiter calls their salary expectations 'cute': 'We expect 50-hour weeks, but the base rate is non-negotiable'

A woman working from home writes on a notepad while sitting in front of her tablet

Startup fires founding employee, still expects her to do work for no salary: 'They kept another employee who makes less than me'

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Company forces employees to seminar called 'Stretching Your Dollar in Tough Times' after denying real raises for 3 years

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Manager tells engineer they 'eclipsed all expectations of a new hire' during review, only gives them 2.25% salary increase and 75% of bonus

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Employee rejects promotion that paid him 35% less than what he's making now: 'More responsibility, higher expectations as higher management, but significantly less pay overall.'

A female preschool teacher smiles while sitting on the floor, holding a piece of cardboard with letters on it as children sit around her

Husband earning $200k insists wife's part time preschool job is not as important when their son isn't feeling well: 'She might make $150 a week'

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24-year-old making $125K rebuffs his siblings' request to pay rent while living at home because his 2 teen-parent siblings lived at home for years: 'I was thinking I’d invest like 75k a year.'

A young female employee looks over her bank statements, which show she's being paid less than she was before her supposed “raise.”

Boss tells employee she's getting a raise, gives her a $12K pay cut instead: 'Every paycheck is $488 less than what it used to be.'