Despite the strong job market, most Americans don't have enough emergency savings. More than two-thirds of people in the US — 68 percent — say they're worried they wouldn't be able to cover their living expenses for just one month if they lost their primary source of income tomorrow, according to a recent Bankrate survey.
In part, this can be seen in the growth of the subreddit 'Poverty Finance.' The firs time we wrote about it in 2021, the online community had 847K members. Now, the number has more than doubled, standing at 1.9 million. So since financial struggles have remained a pressing issue, we have decided to revisit this corner of the internet, and show you what the gang have been posting lately.
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Same Here My Brother
2meirl4meirl
To Be Honest
This Post Brought To You By My Third "New" Tire This Year Since I Can't Afford A Full Set
I Think About It Every Day Too, But For Different Reasons
We All Know Someone Like This
Checks Out
Preaching To The Choir
When This Hits
Can Anyone Explain Where My Starbucks Money Is Going?
My Current Financial Strategy
Goddamnit
Tell Me About It
It's A Real Struggle Out Here. We Barely Make Enough To Support Ourselves
Sad In A Way You Just Gotta Laugh It Off As You Take It
Guy I’m Talking To Told Me This: Thought It Belonged Here
Ridiculous
Hm
Too Close To Home
Every. Freaking. Time
Accurate, I Love Spending Time At Home
This Hit Close To Home
Let The Good Times Roll
Relatable
Who Made This Meme About Me ?
Bought A Burger For Dinner. "A" Burger
Got Myself A Motivational Pin At The Thrift Store
In Trying Times Like These, It's Important To Remember This Advice
I Used To Think Going To Macdonald’s When I Was Young Was Exquisite
Me After Paying Rent And Bills This Month
The jerks who howl that increasing the minimum wage will result in $20 tacos and robotized restaurants clearly have never tried to live on minimum wage.
We’re already paying $20 for tacos. they just skipped the increased wage part
Load More Replies...I adore vampire movies, books, and shows because I'm so curious how they can afford being alive forever.
Easy, eat and rob some rich people, then invest the money for a few centuries. It's not like they need to buy groceries. Free meals are just walking around. Or be like Lestat, and inherit a treasure trove from your maker. 😄
Load More Replies...Being considered poor would actually be a step up from my current financial situation.
$10 per hour wage in australia is livable only if the govt. removes income tax and gst.
Where I live wages were raised. Then five months later costs for all life essentials tripled. Sometimes I wonder if there is a connection.
The jerks who howl that increasing the minimum wage will result in $20 tacos and robotized restaurants clearly have never tried to live on minimum wage.
We’re already paying $20 for tacos. they just skipped the increased wage part
Load More Replies...I adore vampire movies, books, and shows because I'm so curious how they can afford being alive forever.
Easy, eat and rob some rich people, then invest the money for a few centuries. It's not like they need to buy groceries. Free meals are just walking around. Or be like Lestat, and inherit a treasure trove from your maker. 😄
Load More Replies...Being considered poor would actually be a step up from my current financial situation.
$10 per hour wage in australia is livable only if the govt. removes income tax and gst.
Where I live wages were raised. Then five months later costs for all life essentials tripled. Sometimes I wonder if there is a connection.