Originally Posted by
Cujo665
spoken like somebody who never went through the bankruptcy, furloughing, downsizing, outsourcing of the 80’s and 90’s…. The stagnation of the lost decade, more bankruptcies, more furloughs, not to mention the high probability in this profession of a divorce or two sapping funds…… since 2015 things have been improving with very few setbacks. If you’ve got less than 10 years in the industry, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Hearing it, reading about it, are all far different than having lived it.
Have your tried not buying avocado toast? Maybe packing lunch at home? At what point do you adjust your career/retirement expectations to your current reality and readjust your spending and budgeting. Every airline pilot that had gone through this is still putting more money in the bank than the average American.
Can you afford the lifestyle of a 35+ mainline career with no setbacks? Probably not.
Can you afford a more modest life in retirement? Absolutely.
Y'all love to crap on entitled young people but the absolute kings of entitlement are pilots that think they "deserve" a specific amount of money to afford a certain level of lifestyle just because. Don't tell junior "life's not fair, deal with it" if you're not ready to be in the receiving end.