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 :)

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.

Going to the store and buying whatever you needed and add on whatever you wanted without counting and adding the total in your head

My mom sewed for a rich lady. She had 3 daughters who were a couple years older than my 2 sisters and me. At summer's end, the girls got all new school clothes. The lady 'paid' my mom with their old clothes. They were beautiful and luxurious, like wool skirts and mohair sweaters. My mom was so happy to see us going to school in lovely clothes and proud that she was able to get them for us.

Growing up in England in the 60's, any family who had a colour TV was thought to be rich

I always wanted a dog, but why should two of us be poor.

Having a dishwasher. (The appliance; not hired help.)

A push button phone.

Pocket tissues

Sidewalks and street lights in your neighborhood

Name brand anything! Eating out for a birthday without only going somewhere with a coupon.

Owning a home.

Your own bedroom and cars that weren't embarrassing

Having brand new shoes or clothes

"Nice" cars like Mercedes or BMW not standard ones like Ford or Toyota. Couple that with actually being able to buy a *new* car not a second hand one. That and owning a swimming pool.

Having a pet. Also, neW clothes.

The really rich kid in our street had Lego! And a "The cat in the hat" book. And clothes that weren't hand-me-downs from older cousins.

Having lunch and dinner

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Going to the doctor. I wouldn't tell my folks I was burning up with fever because I knew we couldn't afford the doctor bill.

Having a Sky Box. I was so happy when my dad got one. My weekends were the best.

Being able to buy Kinder Eggs and Snickers bars. Also buying new clothes in my size. Traveling anywhere.

I thought the same about the fridge, but now it is the fridge with touch screen panel.

I’ve had water dispensers in my fridges my whole life, I never knew that they were considered a rich people thing, and my family is definitely not rich

ANYONE WITH A HOUSE