I know by the word choice this is a rant thread but to offer up some ideas:

escape paycheck to paycheck by pursuin employement in areas that have market demand withpositions that are in demand (demand apexing supply).

It is way harder than it sounds when I type it out but it is the answer. You can't expect to be paid well if you in a job market that is flooded, easy to refill positions or for a company with low or decining market demand.

Labor economics is subjegated to the same laws of supply and demand as commodities. Actually if you can come to grips that most HR departments companies see you as a commodity (called human capital in their world ) you are a step ahead of many people.

By contrast horrible ideas are

1) follow your dreams (unless it has a strong market demand)
2) I am an entrepreneur ( 90 percent chance you are not , for the record I am also not)
3) if you build it they will come (they won't unless you built something that has a strong market demand)
4) playing in the gig economy where driving is involved (your car expenses will eat up most of your income)
5) getting a college degree without a plan (like a history degree without a plan to teach) often phrased as just get any degree.

Antenna TV is still around and going 60 channels strong.

My cellphone and only Internet connection is free with close to unlimited data. Well I do have a 10 per year charge, yet that is pretty close to Free.

Only Fans 💃

It’s the unexpected bills that knock you back, when you have nothing in reserve.
So it’s turn down the heat. Don’t go out, and fend them off the best you can.

Spend less .. cheaper phone service /cheaper or free phone, no tatoos, little or no alcohol/drugs, cook your own food instead of eating out, ABSOLUTELY NO DoorDash/UberEats/other expensive food delivery, Thrift Store shopping, basic DIY repairs/maintenance work on home/auto, buy reliable used vehicles, buy what is on sale at the grocery store and regional/store brands, get a room mate/cheaper housing, move to a place w lower cost of living, cheaper internet/limited streaming subscriptions, do your own nails

Earn more .. get 2nd job, get an education /skills training in something that can pay for the investment

80...10...10... Budget to live on 80% of your income. Put 10% in a separate account or jar for emergencies and ONLY emergencies.. And put 10% away in a separate account or jar to save for investing, when there is enough.. I didnt say it was easy. But thats how you do it...😷

By saving every dime that i can and not taking on any unnecessary bills.

Work, motivation, setting a goal, and then striving to achieve it. It all comes down to elbow grease, both mentally and physically.

I live in my truck and do not pay rent.

Start saving and investing early, and let the power of compounding work it's magic. Of course, one has to stay invested.

By not working 👍

I tried selling my body but that only got me a bottle of water and a burrito. 🌯 😒

Reevaluate your spending i guess

Win the lottery

You can't

Quit work and live bounced cheque to bounced cheque.

Get a bigger paycheck

By doing two jobs

You could invent things and live on the royalties or invest it and maybe not have to work for a paycheck again.

don't live in America?

Rob a bank ?

Rob a bank?

Let me know if you find out.

There is no escape unless you are lucky and avoid the fate of being a human commodity.

There is no escape

End the fed

When you're ugly, unattractive and broken their jealousy may subside to set you free then.

Bank robbery. It's such a brilliant idea. There's no way it could go wrong.

Cut back and stay disciplined.

Don't get married or have kid's

Mint a shitcoin

Leave the USA and start living like the rest of the world lives, which is a life based on quality of life, not a life that is based on material accumulation of Chinese-made 'stuff'.