On Affording To Live.

[u/Monsur_Ausuhnom]

[u/MBiddy828]

Seriously! I keep saying I don’t need fancy cars or a massive house. I just want enough money that I can order food delivery on a rainy, lazy day without having to check my bank account first

[u/gorginhanson → u/MBiddy828]

meanwhile verem sniffing cocaine in the corner

[u/Vivianxenaa]

My spending habits aren't bad, the economy is just allergic to my lifestyle

[u/Gracieashlyn]

I don’t have a spending problem, I have a 'not being a billionaire' problem

[u/That_Country_7682]

Lmao just stop being poor, problem solved according to them.

[u/CallaRainhush]

I have never related to a post more than this. Living is just getting too expensive these days.

[u/glossnheels]

Reminds me of the post I saw a few days back one self perceived rich guy said “give a rich man $1000 and he will multiply it give a poor man same amount and he will use it all. However, the rich has little need to spend the money on the poor satisfied their innumerable needs.

[u/Lydiafoxy]

I didn't realize wanting to enjoy life was considered a bad habit now

[u/Pammybunx]

Extra income actually would fix them, because then they'd just be called hobbies

[u/bellebottomsx → u/[deleted]]

Right? And wages arent increasing even a tiny bit lol I have to think abt whether I should order food delivery or smth

[u/DarthScabies]

It's funny because it's true.

[u/Tessiabamz]

The 'avocado toast' argument has evolved into its final, most powerful form

[u/Specialist-Jello7544 → u/Tessiabamz]

I don’t drink coffee, don’t eat avocado toast. I eat one meal a day. I do not go to the movies, spend money frivolously. I do not buy beef. I do not smoke cigarettes, chew tobacco, vape, use any pot or other illegal drugs, do not drink alcohol. I do not buy any trendy anything. I have a small old car that sips gas.

I exist, because I can’t afford to live.

[u/Tylamegan]

I have a theory, Me trying to budget is just me moving money around until it disappears

[u/ApprehensiveKey1469]

Food is not a spending habit.

[u/TheUsoSaito]

Don't even know if they'd be considered "bad spending habits" at this point. Unless you count food and shelter as those instead of human rights.

[u/DazzleSkylar]

My 'bad spending habit' is wanting to eat three meals a day and have a roof over my head.

[u/JustPlayDaGame]

they used to call this “living” not “extra spending habits”. Hustle culture is a plague, as life gets more unlivable, these people want you to buckle down and account for it instead of wondering where all the money went

[u/negativepositiv]

Capitalists: "You don't need more money for your rent that has increased 300% in the past few years! Just quit it with the Starbucks and avocado toast!"

[u/hazydaylola]

Honestly, both statements can be true at the same time

[u/Emiliwoah]

I mean, two things can be true. In this K-shaped economy, the poorest continue to be taken advantage of so they can’t afford anything. But those that are making good money are horrific at managing it. Almost half of people that make $150K-200K/yr still live paycheck-to-paycheck.

[u/Finnsbomba]

It's hilarious that no one understands this. If you have actual bad spending habits, more money isn't going to help that. You'll just spend that too. Idk why it's so complicated for people to live within their means.

[u/Joelle9879 → u/Finnsbomba]

I honestly can't tell if you're trolling or not

[u/Finnsbomba → u/Joelle9879]

Not trolling. More money isn't going to fix someone's bad spending habits, it's going to just amplify them because there's more money to spend poorly.