6 WAYS Modern Life CAN KEEP US BROKE (and how to overcome it)

Struggling to get out the pay cheque to pay cheque cycle isn't easy and society around us in western life could be setting us up on default that this is the normal way like should be. In this video we talk about some of the common ways that modern life has set us up to feel broke regularly and what we can do to overcome it.

Timestamps
00:00 How Modern Life can be keeping us broke every day
02:00 Minimum Wage not enough to live
07:06 Lifestyle Choices
08:08 Convenience at a Premium Cost
08:52 Monthly Payment Marketing
10:02 Social Media Advertising
10:56 Easy to Get credit cards and debt
13:01 Living Cost/Inflation Vs Salary
14:03 Mindset Poverty
15:00 What can we do to overcome it?

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