Is a monthly salary of 20 thousand middle class? Why can't I travel? Can't afford early education? Can't afford hairy crabs?

Recently, an article exploded the circle of friends, "My monthly salary is 20,000, but it is my wife who supports this family", which roughly means: good man! A middle-class man with a monthly income of 20,000 can still understand that it is not easy for his wife to manage the family. Life is really sweet to marry such a man!

At the beginning of the article: I saw a well-received answer in Zhihu. As the title says, his monthly salary is 20,000 yuan, but he thinks this is not his so-called middle-class income-20,000 yuan, but her wife who never takes credit.

Regardless of whether it is really enjoyable to marry such a man, does Zhihu think that a monthly income of 20,000 seems to be a high salary worth showing off? What about middle-class income?

In that case, why should I live so hard for the middle class in a second-tier city? I can't afford to travel, attend early education and eat hairy crabs. ...

Less than two weeks after a month, my husband and I stared at each other and asked: Where did all the money go? This is a normal life.

Before we had children, we lived fairly well in Beijing. At that time, we had not reached the so-called middle income. But at least you don't have to be so frugal. When you go out for a big meal, you must count your fingers.

Many years have passed, and wages seem to have gone up. But my family has slipped from a market economy to a planned economy. Where did all the money go?

We calculated an account carefully. Monthly mortgage, insurance, car maintenance and children's admission fees are all fixed expenses, accounting for more than half of the monthly salary of 20 thousand.

And the house is just a compact family of three. We are afraid and have never violated traffic laws. Every month is gas money, and even the car wash is done by myself.

As for children's kindergartens, they are also ordinary classes in private parks. Apart from kindergarten, we haven't attended any early education classes and interest classes. Education funds are limited, there is no way, parents are too poor, and they can only wronged their children.

Children's daily expenses, seasonal clothes at most one, it is best to have a suitable hundred clothes. Buying new clothes is usually because old clothes are too long to wear.

Our family of three can't buy their daily diet at will. Out-of-season fruits are too expensive to buy! Hairy crabs, too extravagant, unwilling to give up! Have a big meal? Save buying Lego suits for your children!

Think about it, more than half of the fixed expenses are crossed out, leaving a poor one thousand dollars. What else is there to show off in an ostentatious manner? This does not include the cost of human relations.

I went home this year 1 1 month and just bought some food for my parents. Just food, very common, fish and shrimp, plus self-driving round trip, five or six thousand is gone. This is the minimum expenditure. I can't dig any more.

For both parents, we are in debt and have never given gifts on various festivals. If you go to visit, you are all in other places, and your work is busy, and the number of times is pitiful. From time to time, I'm still gnawing at the old. It's just that financially, we'll never know what our parents gave us.

When we were young, we sang karaoke, ate and went to bars, but now we dare not even think about it. Without this budget, we can only stay at home. Exercise or bring your own sports equipment to the park to exercise, which not only saves money, but also breathes fresh air.

Tourism is not short-term planning, but long-term depends on the development of family economy. Without spare money, I dare not live or eat when I go out, and I have to spend my time on tickets and tolls. It is better not to play if you are unhappy.

Counting, it seems that I haven't spent a penny anywhere, but I really have no money every month. Last month's credit card bills have to be paid every month, not to mention deposits and financial management.

I really don't know what the living standard of the middle class is. Why is a monthly salary of 20,000 still regarded as the income standard of the middle class? But our life is too tight, and I feel ashamed and embarrassed.

Is it because the birth of a child increases a person's expenses? To be fair, the child has been breast-feeding until he is two years old and has never spent a penny on milk powder. I didn't attend early education. Is it expensive?

The triviality of life can't spell out our bills. We often say that even if we have a few thousand dollars more, maybe life will not be so tight.

The child just went to kindergarten, but he is already so nervous. Should he go to an interest class in the future? Do you want to take a foreign teacher class? Do you want to take part in extracurricular activities? I dare not think about traveling abroad to study, and my children will lose at the starting line because of this "middle-income" family.

Someone in the circle of friends sent such a picture.

I lost to big data! I want to ask: Is there 1 1?

I, a second-tier city with a monthly salary of 20 thousand, have no money to travel, get sick, go to early education, eat hairy crabs ... I bargain with vendors in the market every morning, and I still owe a lot of credit cards every month.

Where did all the money go? I don't know! Anyway, I am a middle class living a cowardly life.

After writing the official WeChat account every day, I will send a tweet or a circle of friends. I hesitated today, so I'd better not send it. There are many acquaintances in the circle of friends, and I can't afford to lose this person. The gentleman at the beginning of the article has a monthly salary of 20 thousand, where can he show off?