What an inspiration!

Your response is very witty..

Money buys survival. Try being happy when you're starving to death in the middle of the street. "Nobody wants to work anymore". NO! We never WANTED to work. We work because dying of poverty is the ONLY other alternative for most of us.

I'd never buy one tire (unless I had one ruined by a puncture). It's always better to buy two at a time otherwise the wear is unbalanced and they don't last as long. It really sucks if you can't afford to do that :(

We didn't need science to tell us that LOL I already know I'm stressed!

"If you're poor, just make money! smh"

This is a catch 22 for the banks though. They've come under fire for lending too much, too easily to people who can't service the loans (or at least have difficulty doing so). So refusing to lend people money if they'd struggle to pay it off is actually them being *more* ethical. So refuse to lend, they're bastards for refusing. Merrily lend, they're bastards for foreclosing on people when they can't pay. The killer is, as it's always been saving that damned deposit. The biggest problem is inflation has made the deposit so big it's almost unachievable :(

Ugh, the censorship 🙄

I have always wanted to win an appliance. I like getting useful gifts. Ironically, when I enter a raffle or a lucky draw, I usually win something I can't use myself. So far, I have won a cd from famous artists who I don't even like, so many dolls, a photo album of japanese boy bands whose name I don't even know, a bicycle that is far too small for me, a woman blouse (I am a man) and other things I can't quite remember. The most useful thing I have ever won is an electric kettle.

I haven't bought Starbucks in over a decade. I should be a billionaire! 😂

I’ve been doing this all summer!

At least I can starve and freeze to death with a roof over my head 👍

Big facts here.

Why do they need to be replaced!? And there’s enough people here already, more than enough in fact

Very kind on the cashier's part :)

I have bought them, over drafted my account, and was charged $35 for not having the $2 to pay for them. Most expensive ramen ever!

I was buying a small package of chicken thighs, laundry detergent, asparagus, soup and a 12 pack of coke and card declined so I asked the cashier to get rid of the coke and detergent and card went through. As I was approaching my car the cashier came running out and said I forgot my soda and detergent. I was confused and she said she purchased the items for me because I chose to put the soda away and chose to make sure my son (whom was with me) had a healthy dinner. She said she’s seen people put the necessities away and keep the junk food so she was impressed. It made my day!!

Sweet cashier

When I was homeless I would go to a kebab shop at the end of the night and ask for 50p worth of anything that they were going to throw away. Once a week they would give me a full meal with a can of coke. They saved my life and once I was on my feet I still went there once a week but paid full price and left a tip to say thank you.

This makes me so sad

I was so broke, I wrote the checks for 2 bills and deliberately mailed them to the wrong utility. So, it looked like I was trying to pay....buying time until the end of the . month. Crackers, cheese, really, I've even spread margarine on crackers to add some kind of taste..not so bad.

Was a few days still from my next paycheck I had one potato left and some ramen noodles. It tasted good. Ramen noodles were partially eaten by a rat living in between the floors so it was really just that spud

Homeless broke

Don't mind me just manifesting some money!

Federal minimum wage in my country is USD $15 an hr. Average monthly rent here is USD $1,575. It really amazes my why anyone would want to migrate to the US.

Is that even possible though? There's just something about seeing a lounge, or dinner table or whatever sitting on the curb that screams "you should check that out" no matter how well off you are.

Imagine having enough for a savings account

It's the water bill for me. For some reason the city only bills us quarterly for water and that means an automatic $150+ bill every three months. I don't know why they do this. They don't know why they do this, but it just is how they do this.

Inside leads to online spending. I need to be outside, but not in public.

I never sign up for anything that asks for my bank account details, for this very reason.

I lady I worked with was blown away when I cheerfully said I had enough money for the week and it was 7 dollars. My bills were paid and I had food so I was golden

I've broken my body, never complained, never took time off when my back and knees hurt so bad I could barely walk so I'd seem like a dedicated employee only to have them hassle me when I needed a couple extra days after my dad died. 19 years at that company and I knew I had to get out of there. Take care of yourself. Work your scheduled hours, go home and have a life. Companies don't care about you no matter what BS they try and sell you. Self employed now - broke - but happy in what I do.

"If I sleep through the weekend, that's two whole days I do not have to worry about food, electricity, water, etc.."

And body wash, dish soap...

Not true.. Poverty costs your entire fortune. :-)

I think I need to be reborn.

Kids with a playground in their backyard, or a tree house.

My niece dating now--"you have the WHOLE basement to yourself....hey boy haaayyy"