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‘It’s called BIDENOMICS’: Sobbing AZ woman says she’s ‘drowning’ despite working 3 jobs

January 4, 2024 | | Print Article

An emotional rant by an Arizona woman sparked countless responses on social media where users debated whether she’s a victim of the economy or is to blame for her circumstances.

Jourdan Skirha shared her struggle on TikTok where she lamented her current status as someone with three jobs who still can’t make ends meet, despite making “six figures.”

“Does anyone else feel like they’re absolutely f***ing drowning financially?” the 29-year-old who said she has worked since the age of 15 said in the video filmed in a car and posted just after Christmas.

“I have three jobs. And I’m still f***ing struggling,” Skirha, who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, continued. “I’m just getting myself farther and farther into credit card debt, because I don’t have enough after the first of the month to avoid using it. It just isn’t working,”

@jourdskirI just want to know if any other single millenials are in the same boat as me or if im the huge problem.♬ original sound – jourdan.skirha

Wiping away tears, she explained how she needed to get a second, then third job to get by financially, though she did not elaborate on what the jobs are.

“Full-time job, not doing it. Got a second job, it’s barely doing it. The third job? Hit or miss if I even get paid on time. I feel like I’m drowning and I don’t know what to do,” she said, going on to recall having “all this cash” when she worked as a server while admitting that industry may not be doing okay under the current economy either.

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“I have seriously considered quitting my full-time good job to go back to serving, because at least I can… use my personality and try to get more money than minimum wage or what an ‘entry-level’ job pays people nowadays,” she said.

“It’s f***ing sick,” she sighed.

She lamented not being able to attend friends’ weddings or parties due to limited finances and pondered whether she should get a boyfriend just to be able to split living costs.

“My credit used to be f***ing phenomenal,” she remembered. “Credit card bill? Paid it all off, every single time. It’s not like that. It can’t be like that anymore.”

The post generated more than 22,000 comments with many echoing Skirha’s complaints.

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“Who else has been personally victimized by 2023?” asked one TikTok user.

“This is the most money I’ve ever made in my adult life, and the brokest I’ve ever been. You’re not alone,” another said.

The video generated responses on X as well.

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Some on social media, however, were more critical of the 29-year-old, suggesting she should cut out luxuries like salon appointments and getting her nails done.

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Skirha appeared to respond to the critics, defending herself in a follow-up post the next day.

@jourdskirIf you dont get it, you dont get it.♬ original sound – jourdan.skirha

“I can’t believe that someone said that, like, getting a haircut is a luxury thing,” she said.

“The one thing I’ll never give up personally is getting my nails done, because I have been doing that my entire life after college and I was able to pay for it,” she explained. “It doesn’t really matter cause it makes me happy.”

She shared that she only gets lip filler “once a year” and Botox maybe “maybe three times a year.”

For those suggesting she move back in with her parents, Skirha shot down the thought, saying she could not and that it was “a story for maybe another time.”

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