One in four working adults "do not eat lunch on working days" - the financial situation is tough．．． 80％ say they are "struggling to make ends meet" even with "wage increases"

0001Mr.Shoko★.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:17:42.45ID:rHOQ/uKQ9

* Survey period: September 3rd to September 4th, 2024

One in four people “don’t eat lunch on working days” – the severe financial situation of working adults (published October 1st, 2024) – Livedoor News: Gendai Business
October 1st, 2024 8:00am Photo: Gendai Business
80% of people say they are “struggling to make ends meet” even with wage increases
In this year’s spring labor offensive, the combined wage increase rate for regular salary increases and base pay increases at major companies was 5.58%. This is the first time since 1991 that it has exceeded 5%. Additionally, a survey by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry of approximately 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises nationwide revealed that 67.6% of companies had implemented wage increases this year. However
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Even with “wage increases,” 80% of people are “struggling to make ends meet”…Lunch expenses reveal the tight financial situation of businesspeople! – Livedoor News:
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「賃上げ」しても「生活が苦しい」が8割…ビジネスパーソンの厳しい懐事情が「ランチ代」からわかった！ - ライブドアニュース

ビジネスパーソン600人の懐事情を調査した結果を紹介している。この1年のランチ代について、3人に1人が「減った／やや減った」と回答。また、4人に1人が勤務日にランチを食べないことがあると答えた

4人に1人が「勤務日にランチを食べない」社会人のシビアな懐事情 (2024年10月1日掲載) - ライブドアニュース

0033Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:26:10.59ID:g5ri3Ec10(1/2)

>>1
Even so, you masochistic citizens who still vote for the LDP should realize that your lunch money is being stolen.

0035Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:26:16.05ID:tBwpz+c20

>>1
Even if you raise your wages, your taxes and insurance will go up too,
so your take-home pay will remain the same.

0091Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:35:44.21ID:GwPgo++f0(2/2)

>>1
In the national financial statements for fiscal year 2021,
tax and stamp revenues were about 64 trillion yen
and social security-related expenses were about 55 trillion yen
In other words, 86% of tax and stamp revenues were used for social security-related expenses. In Japan, one third of the population is over 65 years old and their livelihoods are supported by social security, and two people, including people with disabilities and minors, support the lives of one elderly person, so the burden on the working generation is increasing. What Japan needs now is to drastically cut social security spending, reduce taxes, and increase the disposable income of the working generation.

0002Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:18:25.96ID:mduT12vU0

I often skip breakfast and lunch too.

0003Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:18:46.38ID:oVT7Vi+P0

Thank you, Liberal Democratic Party.

0004Security Guard [lv.6] [Sprout].Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:19:25.98ID:/py3et0l0(1/2)

I’ll make a sandwich at home and bring it with me.

0005Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:19:53.76ID:r/RUq+CC0

I also skip breakfast and only have one rice ball for lunch.

0006Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:20:00.37ID:5XYt2ml40

When you get to middle age, three meals a day is too nutritious and your stomach starts to bulge.

0007Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:20:42.18ID:tq3ubkAB0

My take home pay has decreased.

0008Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:20:48.63ID:XefaGaCt0(1/3)

One rice ball and miso soup.

0009Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:20:58.25ID:JLZAIW1m0

Is this the case for someone who is married with multiple children and lives away from home, so they have little pocket money and eat instant noodles for lunch?

0010Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:21:04.25ID:ka5t1HSE0

It’s not me, so working adults should eat properly.

0011Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:21:23.02ID:eUfsWRqo0

So you’re working without lunch? That doesn’t make sense.

0012Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:21:53.42ID:/y1R+Qwd0

I wonder why people don’t start investing even though they are struggling to make ends meet.

0038Anonymous donburako rolling around.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:26:38.81ID:2yBQhg4+0(1/6)

>>12
If you’re struggling, this is not the time to invest.

0013Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:22:42.26ID:FH66eNlW0

Eating three meals a day is too much when working in an office.

0014Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:22:46.01ID:OdOB+Lsy0

At this time of year, I was looking forward to eating saury set meals at various restaurants, but now it’s time for saury…

0015Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:22:52.42ID:rpTRgTyW0

It’s better to only eat lunch. Skipping breakfast and cutting out carbohydrates at dinner is healthier.

0017Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:23:29.53ID:hTXuVZzq0

Is it a matter of money?

0018Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:23:39.34ID:P/ov+a9M0

These days they cost from 1,000 yen.

0019Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:23:41.62ID:Ld2QOaIs0(1/2)

There’s a lunch break, and you want to eat but can’t because of financial reasons. Look into it. Dieting and not eating lunch on the night shift are just as pointless as the 100% internet usage rate (according to a survey on a website).

0020Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:23:42.55ID:jXm1313G0

Do you really want to eat a big lunch? Are you using food to escape reality?

0021Security guard [lv.17].Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:23:50.87ID:jrlCUxqb0

State-sponsored crime.

0022Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:24:01.38ID:e5PkiDSS0

I should just go back to my hometown in the countryside. My salary in the countryside is 170,000 yen compared to 250,000 yen in Tokyo. The countryside is better value for money lol.

0023Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:24:23.95ID:XX+BMsPy0(1/4)

I only eat dinner on weekends.

0024Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:24:27.00ID:OXeRxz3c0

What a strange country lol.

0025Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:24:37.11ID:xK56KcLJ0

Don’t you have any savings?

0026Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:25:06.79ID:vScYTGUp0

Maetel also says that the one who eats it, even if it is trembling, will survive.

0037Anonymous donburako rolling around.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:26:31.24ID:VA9HdkA20

>>26
Sakezan also trained my stomach.

0027Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:25:24.19ID:jBgzI2/f0(1/7)

What a rude article calling the people poor.

0029Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:25:45.07ID:TQ8sXTsZ0

It seems like more people don’t have time to eat than for financial reasons.

0030Security Guard [lv.5] [Sprout].Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:25:58.19ID:2w7xAYlv0(1/3)

Huh? Bring your own words.

0031Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:25:58.56ID:nPcKUmoo0(1/2)

Don’t eat breakfast or dinner, just eat a hearty lunch, and your health checkup will improve dramatically.

0032Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:26:05.09ID:qcq0XgTL0

Tough financial situation x

Seniors’ financial situation x
Younger generations are getting higher wages so it’s not a problem.

0034Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:26:15.53ID:Ow1szyRT0

I always feel sleepy after eating lunch, so I prefer not to eat if possible. But I’ll eat it.

0036Security guard [lv.14].Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:26:25.00ID:CLximy0R0

Modern people don’t need to eat three meals a day, except for those who do physical labor.

0039Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:26:47.84ID:uY0QyaXh0(1/2)

I’ll go to the pachinko parlor.

0040Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:27:18.98ID:MDR1+IN70

It’s the price you pay for not putting in the effort when you were younger. I don’t know about that. If it’s painful, show me how to get back up.

0041Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:27:27.44ID:Hjc11U0z0

What kind of research is that? I’ve never seen anything like that around here.

0045Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:28:37.46ID:QIVLpqCS0(1/10)

>>41
I’d eat plain udon for about 300 yen.

0046Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:28:47.31ID:XX+BMsPy0(2/4)

Someone once said that people who eat three meals a day are the same as livestock.

0047Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:28:50.81ID:YzSIpCYC0

If I eat three meals a day and have to work overtime, I’m satisfied with just one snack.

0048Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:28:57.27ID:godiJkTK0

Interest rates are rising, so are rents, utility bills, prices, and mortgages.

Tuition is rising, and tax increases are imminent.
Japan is in a recession, but they’re raising interest rates, strengthening the yen, and raising taxes… do they want the people to revolt?! lol
Or maybe the government isn’t Japanese at all lol.

0064Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:30:52.20ID:5Vd+x5gN0(1/2)

>>48
In Japan, even if you get beaten up, there’s no uprising
and they have a masochistic national character.

0050Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:29:01.30ID:8a7jVBzM0

If it’s 6 or 7 hours, eating strange foods will make you more tired. It’s okay to just take a break and drink coffee.

0052Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:29:04.22ID:85YaEHs80

If I eat normally I’ll be on the metabolic path, so it’s fine. I don’t know about blood sugar levels though.

0060Security Guard [lv.9] [Sprout].Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:29:55.10ID:W3wuGF1J0

The only people who don’t eat are those who failed their health checks. I can eat three meals a day at work.

0063Anonymous Donburako.Oct. 1, 2024 (Tue) 11:30:52.13ID:04n+GXJJ0

I thought you were too busy to eat, but I guess you’re poor.

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Other languages: 4人に1人が「勤務日にランチを食べない」社会人のシビアな懐事情…「賃上げ」しても「生活が苦しい」が8割, Una de cada cuatro personas “no almuerza los días laborables” debido a la grave situación financiera de los adultos que trabajan．．． El 80％ de la gente dice “la vida es difícil” incluso con un “aumento salarial”．

One in four working adults “do not eat lunch on working days” – the financial situation is tough．．． 80％ say they are “struggling to make ends meet” even with “wage increases”

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