A 25-year-old TikToker is facing severe backlash after she claimed that she cannot survive on less than $10,000 a month, and that earning $117,000 a year is ‘not a lot of money.’
The TikToker, known as Liv B, from Arizona, has come under fire after she claimed that she needs to earn at least $10,000 a month – which equates to $120,000 a year – to get by.
The average American makes $63,214 per year, while the average household income is $87,864 in the U.S., Zippia has reported – but Liv said she doesn’t understand how anyone can live while making less than $120,000 a year.
She shared her thoughts to TikTok in a series of videos which quickly went viral – gaining millions of views, sparking outrage, and launching a major debate between viewers.
A TikToker is facing severe backlash after she claimed that she cannot survive on less than $10,000 a month, and that earning $117,000 a year is ‘not a lot of money’
The TikToker, known as Liv B, 25, from Arizona, has come under fire after she claimed that she needs to earn at least $10,000 a month – which equates to $120,000 a year – to get by
The average American makes $63,214 per year, Zippia has reported – but Liv said she doesn’t understand how anyone can live while making less than $120,000 a year
Liv – an aspiring musician and a fitness model who works as a waiter part time – shared her thoughts to TikTok in a series of videos which quickly went viral – sparking outrage and launching a major debate
Liv – an aspiring musician and a fitness model who works as a waiter part time – began the conversation by sharing her distain towards hourly-based salaries.
According to Liv, having a job that pays you by the hour is just ‘not worth it’ in the U.S. – because minimum wage is so low.
‘Hourly wage is not worth it. I will not be going back to work for the white man. I will be working for myself, for tips, or creating my own business,’ she said. ‘Working for hourly pay in the U.S. is not worth it.’
However, when one man replied and said he makes $117,000 a year with his hourly job, she claimed that he wasn’t earning ‘a lot of money’ – and her response did not go over well with some viewers.
‘Sir, $117,000 a year is not a lot of money. It’s a lot of money to some Americans because Americans are broke,’ she replied in another video. ‘But $117,000 is not a lot of money, so congratulations.’
When someone else wrote that she must be living a ‘lavish lifestyle’ if she thinks that’s a small amount of money, she added, ‘$117,000 a year is $10,000 a month. It’s not that I live a lavish lifestyle, it’s that I live an adult life.
‘I’m 25 years old. I’m 25 years old! You cannot survive on $10,000 a month. At least I can’t.’
Her videos quickly started to receive a lot of attention, and they were even reposted to Twitter – where they gained even more traction.
Many people were not happy with her comments – especially those who work hard and are still struggling to make ends meet – and they took to social media to share their dismay.
‘I am a mother of two making $3K a month, if that, after taxes,’ wrote one person. ‘I live in a decent neighborhood and there is always food.
‘Paying daycare cost, it’s a stretch – especially when we want to do activities but I make it happen. Do you know what I can do with $10k?’
‘I’ve never had that much money per month in my life and I’m 32, working at a law firm. Is this person an heiress?’ asked another.
Someone else said: ‘A lot of people live beyond their means… You can definitely survive off $10K a month, Hell, you can thrive off $10K a month lol wtf do y’all be buying?’
‘The large majority of people aren’t even making close to $10K/month even after they’re 25, let alone before 25,’ agreed a different user. ‘Who the f**k is making $100K a year?’
Many people were not happy with her comments – especially those who work hard and are still struggling to make ends meet – and they took to social media to share their dismay
However, others agreed with Liv’s notion that making $10,000 a month is hardly enough to get by – especially when you’re supporting a family or paying off debt
‘Literally every one of my problems would be solved if I was making $10K a month,’ read a fifth tweet.
A different user added: ‘I’m 25 and just went to the Dollar General for groceries ’cause all I had was $46 and I made that s**t work with a little to spare so idk wtf she’s doing.’
‘I don’t make $10K a month but I live very comfortably… Wanna know why? I don’t buy every damn thing I see and I don’t live in an expensive house I know I can’t afford,’ said someone else.
‘Today’s young people are living beyond their needs and wonder why they have to work seven days a week to pay it off.’
One person tweeted, ‘If you can’t survive off six figures a year, you living a lifestyle you can’t afford.’
‘Single mom here and I am surviving on much less,’ shared another. ‘If I made $117K I would be thriving.’
However, others agreed with Liv’s notion that making $10,000 a month is hardly enough to get by – especially when you’re supporting a family or paying off debt.
‘$10K a month, minus taxes is what? $7K a month? If you owe $5K or more a month on your mortgage, good luck making ends meet,’ read one tweet.
‘$117,000 a year is not a lot of money,’ she said. ‘$117,000 a year is $10,000 a month. I’m 25 years old! You cannot survive on $10,000 a month. At least I can’t’
The TikToker pointed out that she has to spend $2,000 a month on rent, and that she ‘eats at least $2,000 worth of food a month’ and also enjoys traveling
‘I was not bashing anyone who does not make $100,000 a year, I’m just saying that in specific areas, it is not a lot – especially when you have a family,’ she added in another video
‘Paying bills, gas, car payments, insurance payments, groceries, student loans…’
A different user listed out what she thought a family of four had to spend per month, including rent, childcare, student loans, groceries, gas, insurance, and car payments – which added up to $9,800.
‘$200 to spare,’ she added, alongside a crying emoji.
Liv pointed out in another video that she has to spend $2,000 a month on rent, and that she ‘eats at least $2,000 worth of food a month.’
She insisted: ‘$10,000, where I live, is not a lot of money – being 25-years-old, being a young adult, being from California, being someone who likes to travel, being someone who likes to eat, being someone who likes to work out, being someone who likes to do a lot of activities.
‘Also, being an up and coming artist and business owner, you need money to succeed at that.’
She clarified that she personally doesn’t ‘go through $10,000 a month’ and that she isn’t making more than $100,000 a year.
‘I never said I’m making more than $100,000 – I said $117,000 is not a lot of money where I live and that’s true,’ she explained.
‘If you guys are making $60,000 a year and you’re OK with that – good for you.
‘I was not bashing anyone who does not make $100,000 a year, I’m just saying that in specific areas – in a lot of areas – $100,000 is not a lot. Especially when you have a family. You know what I mean?’
Liv insisted that her comments were taken ‘out of context’ and said she didn’t want people to think she was ‘entitled.’
Liv insisted that her comments were taken ‘out of context’ and said she didn’t want people to think she was ‘entitled’
‘I sound really entitled in the video that I posted and that’s not how I meant to come across,’ she added.
‘I should have never used the word “a lot” because let’s get this straight, if someone offered me $100,000, I would grab that and run.
‘$100,000 is a lot of money and I do apologize for using the wrong word – for using the wrong verbiage. I sounded like a silver spoon b***h. I’m not her, I’m not that girl.
‘I shouldn’t have said that. I don’t want to backtrack and I don’t regret what I said but I regret the way I said it.
‘I don’t want anyone to mistake who I am or how I’m living my life. I’m very grateful for what I have but I’ve always wanted more for myself.
‘I want to do better in life and I want to give back. I want to leave an impact on this world.
‘I do apologize if I offended anyone. I shouldn’t have put Americans in one category because we’re all different and I should have thought before I spoke so I do apologize.’