I have only received 2.5% pay increase in last 3 years. I decided to retire at 65. Self employed for 25 years.made great money.
My SS is more than I make working for a cheapskate. Done with it.
If I recall correctly, I received a $1 increase in my hourly
(commission)pay in the last 10 years of my working life. That was in the days before Bidenomics. Since then, have had more increases in S.S. than that, but now we have Bidenomics to deal with, so it’s going downhill again. No way to pay for needed home repairs now, & there may be other things on the way that I have no knowledge of yet.