{"id":613736,"date":"2026-04-17T21:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/613736\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:43:09","slug":"woman-responds-to-claim-that-anyone-whos-struggling-financially-isnt-working-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/613736\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Responds To Claim That Anyone Who’s Struggling Financially Isn’t Working Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the cost of living continues to skyrocket, even those working multiple jobs and maxing out their schedules to earn paychecks are struggling to maintain their finances<\/a>. When you’re barely making enough to pay the bills, there’s nothing left to save.<\/p>\n

However, some out-of-touch individuals believe that there is an easy fix to this issue. People simply need to get out there and work harder. But lack of hard work is not what is to blame<\/a> for people struggling to afford groceries and pay their rent. It’s a combination of economic problems that are leaving many Americans scrambling to save money.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One woman took it upon herself to call out a man who believed that anyone having trouble financially must not be working hard enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite how hard people are working, the woman noted that inflation has gone up, and many\u00a0are struggling to make ends meet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a TikTok video, Blaire Allison<\/a> recalled\u00a0an incident when a man told her that the economy is \u201cbooming\u201d and the only reason people are struggling is that \u201cthey\u2019re not working hard enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, Allison pointed\u00a0out that work ethic has nothing to do with one\u2019s financial success, especially in today\u2019s economic climate. \u201cToday, there are people who are making 30-50,000 more dollars a year than they were making three to five years ago, but they are struggling more today than they were three to five years ago,\u201d Allison said.<\/p>\n

Much of this is\u00a0due to the spike in prices of essential items, including food and clothing. \u201cHas this guy walked through a grocery store? Has he seen the price of chips? Has he seen the price of cereal? Has he seen the prices of anything?\u201d Allison wondered aloud.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And she\u2019s right. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted<\/a>\u00a0that food prices will rise by 2.9% in 2024, and although there have been fluctuations, generally, nothing is affordable. Orange juice is up a whopping 22%<\/a>, and ground beef, an equally impressive 15%, just from January 2025. As a result, more and more families are struggling to put meals on the table, no matter how much and how hard they\u2019re working.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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It’s not just families who are struggling; all generations are being affected by the ridiculously high cost of living.<\/p>\n

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Even those who intend to retire continue working since they will be unable to afford basic necessities if they stop.\u00a0\u201cDoes this guy realize that we have elderly who, in order to put food on the table, have to go work at Walmart even though they\u2019re 80 years old?\u201d Allison asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople who are in their 30s and 40s who do have a job and who do have a good career, have moved back in with their parents because they can\u2019t afford the price of rent and they can\u2019t buy a home right now because the interest rates are so high, and the prices of homes are so high,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The price of a home also includes\u00a0home insurance and property taxes, both of which are becoming nearly impossible to keep up with. \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s not as simple as, \u2018go get a better job\u2019 or \u2018go get a second job,\u2019\u201d Allison noted. There are many people, including herself, who are raising their families in addition to working full-time and who cannot physically hold down multiple jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In fact, it may only worsen one\u2019s financial situation, as\u00a0now they have to pay additional daycare costs\u00a0since they will not be around to look after their children themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Allison encouraged\u00a0everyone to do a better job at recognizing this financial crisis in hopes of improving it in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have a lot of people in this country and in this world struggling, and the answer is not to bury your head in the sand and act like nothing is going on,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t tell me the economy is booming. The economy is not booming when people are struggling the way they are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even those with an impressive education, multiple degrees, a steady career, and a double-income household are not immune to the skyrocketing cost of living.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to a Household Pulse Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 40% of working American adults<\/a> report struggling to make ends meet each month, an increase from 34.4% in 2022. Furthermore, the price of rent, utilities, and services has all skyrocketed to an all-time high in four decades<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It seems as if no matter how many hours one works, how many promotions they may receive, or how many jobs they have, they will have\u00a0great difficulty living comfortably.<\/p>\n

The relationship between hard work and financial success is complex and certainly does not have a direct correlation, at least not in our current economy.\u00a0While hard work is crucial, addressing larger societal and economic factors is necessary to create a more equitable environment where everyone has a fair chance at financial success.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Megan Quinn is a writer with a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in Creative Writing. She covers news and lifestyle topics that focus on justice in the workplace, personal relationships, parenting debates, and the human experience.<\/p>\n