Back when a struggle meal was called dinner on Tuesday.
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..he said, drinking his Starbucks coffee
You think old poor don't have crushing credit card debt?
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Using IASIP for this meme is pretty silly, considering everyone on that show (except for maybe Mac) has a seemingly unlimited amount of money via Frank.
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Quitting coffee has never make anyone rich. That's not a cost that kills you.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]That's not a cost that kills you.
For real.
Some folks have a vice where they can't start a single day without a fancy grande latte or whatever, but mostly when I see that, it's middle-managey types that make more in a month than I'd ever see in my account at any given time.
How many skipped small vanilla cold-brews or boba teas (+a tip for my fellow working class
) buys an average healthcare deductible or car repair beyond my DIY abilities? Heck let's lower the bar...An oil change?Just filling the tank costs like 8 enjoyable refreshing coffees. What a lame exchange rate!
Even if we struggle, it's still okay to enjoy things once in a while.
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..he said, drinking his Starbucks coffee
That's gas station coffee. Talk about new poor.
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That's gas station coffee. Talk about new poor.
oh so there is they also a chance they have a car
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I married a trust fund kid and then got saddled with his credit card debt after he dumped me.
Got to go on nice expensive vacations, ate ridiculous food on the top of Harrod’s in London. Now I’m making pillows out of old t-shirts because I don’t have a mattress.
The big lesson I learned is that it actually does not matter how smart, talented or hard working you are. It’s about having rich family.
Yep!
But, hey, we must abolish the family anyway, so...
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Bro you can just go to the salvation army, you don't have to wear pillows as tshirts LMAO
Not if you're in any way queer. They don't help us.
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Ironically poor people tend to put more emphasis on buying name brands, certainly for things that other people see, like clothes, vehicles etc.
Value signaling is a thing.
My dad grew up poor and he can't stand going to budget stores like Aldi and Lidl. It's almost a matter of principe for him, he can afford to go to the more expensive store so he will.
Man I'm the complete opposite. I grew up in the hood, if you had nice things, you wouldn't have them for long.
Driving nice cars and wearing name brand clothes just states "I have more money than you and I'm proud of it" which is a) universally a dick move, especially when you drive that fancy car past a dozen homeless every day, and b) makes you a mark. Oh you're driving a Benz? You've probably got valuables in it, let's take a look.
Nowadays I still drive a beat up old car and wear off brand clothes, both because I can't afford better but I also don't want to even look like I can afford better for the above reasons. It's just being an ass and also putting a target on yourself.
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oh so there is they also a chance they have a car
You can go to the gas station to get their coffee, you don't have to also get gas.
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How is the economy what anyone is freaking out about?
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Reminds me of this The Onion sketch https://youtu.be/05RZJxDIhTU
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How is the economy what anyone is freaking out about?
I bet you'd start freaking out too if you don't have a roof over your head or food to eat...
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Hey, I still regularly troll driveways for stuff they are tossing on trash days.
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I grew up on the lower end of middle class. Govnment cheese grilled cheese sammies is definitely something I loved eating as a kid. This forced us to be industrious. My parents gardening, did their own DIY home improvements, woodworking, hunting, and more. They weren't survivalists because of some doomsday shit, but lived this way because we couldn't afford not to if we wanted to live in a house in a big city suburb in the late 80s & 90s. Over time, my mother took on work utilizing the skills she gained doing the stuff for ourselves and we slowly climbed out of the near poverty life and I was able to have nice things in my teens.
I'm now doing well for myself, solidly middle class in this economy and region. But as things are shifting like crazy around us, I just decided to turn my yard into a garden so I can at least feed myself fresh food if shit becomes unavailable or unsafe to eat. If I have to start hunting again, I will.
I'm not panicking, I'm just going to control what I can, and will do my best to have a good life, and will fight for everybody else to have a chance at a good life too.
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I bet you'd start freaking out too if you don't have a roof over your head or food to eat...
When you can't afford food, fishing regulations are just a suggestion.
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Not if you're in any way queer. They don't help us.
Plenty of other charities exist to choose from
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You can go to the gas station to get their coffee, you don't have to also get gas.
Cheaper to drink my homebrew moonshine.
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You think old poor don't have crushing credit card debt?
As an old poor I don't, bank wouldn't even trust me with an overdraft.
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Using IASIP for this meme is pretty silly, considering everyone on that show (except for maybe Mac) has a seemingly unlimited amount of money via Frank.
The meme is literally a scene directly from iasip.
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Ironically poor people tend to put more emphasis on buying name brands, certainly for things that other people see, like clothes, vehicles etc.
Value signaling is a thing.
My dad grew up poor and he can't stand going to budget stores like Aldi and Lidl. It's almost a matter of principe for him, he can afford to go to the more expensive store so he will.
I love Aldi. Week of food for 15 quid, easily. Fried rice is a popular cheap meal for me
