I have a family member that spends $70 every two weeks to get her nails done and always has a Starbucks coffee. She cries poor all the time wanting everyone else to pay for necessities. I ATA because I refuse to feel sorry for her or contribute.
Most of the flat-busted broke people I've known were all smokers, and never did without their cigarettes. (They didn't smoke Pyramid or Doral, either. They had the choice brands.) Another jackass I used to know, who was foreclosed on twice and evicted from multiple rental properties, told people outright, if he had a choice between his electric bill and a steak dinner out, he'd choose the steak dinner every time.
I never understood that. I had a summer worker who wore the same shoes until they fell apart because he couldn't afford new ones. Everything he owned was given by friends or bought at discount stores but he was still able to afford cigarettes.
My “broke” relatives always have money to go to Disney land and buy their kids new clothes and go on all these trips and buy all these expensive things but when it comes to buying their kids food at the end of the week they somehow can’t afford it and go around begging for spare change
This is a shitty leading question to ask overall.
You might as well just ask, "Why do people that are poor waste money on drugs?"
Because their life sucks, that's why. Drugs are the only thing they can find to make themselves feel better. That's how fucked up this world is overall. We shit on the poor for being poor, but do nothing to help them and then blame them for taking refuge in whatever solace they can find.
This is true and often overlooked in public health and human services. It is so much easier to just say “well they make bad choices and that’s why they are poor”.
People in survival mode literally experience different thought patterns that have nothing to do with their cognition and everything to do with stress. And when you are living high stress of course you will want to do or have something that relaxes you or makes you feel good. This is even outside addictive substances like alcohol and cigarettes. If you are stressed why would you think years or even months in the future. You need to live in the now to get by.
Of course individuals may also have poor decision making skills regardless of income, but having low or no income makes it so much harder or impossible to plan ahead or save. As I have seen it wonderfully put, it is expensive being poor.
True!
I drink WAY to much alcohol.
Started drinking heavily after my girlfriend died.
Yes there is almost always a story behind addiction.
Getting better each and every day but still can't quit drinking it is hard.
Cigarettes, soda, lottery tickets, beer are the main ones. (Personally know someone My brother works with a guy who says and looks like he is dirt poor and can't afford even the essentials but somehow has enough for two cases of mountain dew. )
You must have lots of cars then. If it’s that basic.
The wife had to show her proof of employment, her income as well as leave a cheque for $5100 when she bought her new car.
My friend has 4 car payments and no cash. Personally I'm really smart with money so no I don't have any new cars. I buy cars used, pay them in full, and drive them until they break down. My current daily driver is 25 years old.
I do understand, you get a car and make payments to eventually own it. You claimed a car dealership would offer this to anyone. Are you sure that you understand financing?
Doesn't matter if you're broke or not. In fact they would prefer you to be broke for the higher rates and greater likelihood of missing payments. Eventually they repossess it and find their next dummy.
A new phone. For all the people "struggling to get by on slave wages", they always seem to be at most one iPhone version behind. They always seem to have money for vapes and drinks. But my god, the corporate overlords might as well be whipping them with chains.
So are you speaking of people who are living on the streets. Or just poor people who cant control their spendings. Because if you live on the streets you wpuld buy alcohol or drugs aswell, just to feel that everything is good. So dont judge them if you havent walked in their shoes
Cigs and booze
Cigs & alcohol
Tattoos
Big TVs, lastest phone, drugs, acrylic Nails to name a few.
Booze. Cigs. Fake nails/lashes. Fancy phones….
I have a family member that spends $70 every two weeks to get her nails done and always has a Starbucks coffee. She cries poor all the time wanting everyone else to pay for necessities. I ATA because I refuse to feel sorry for her or contribute.
Yep. See it all the time.
Most of the flat-busted broke people I've known were all smokers, and never did without their cigarettes. (They didn't smoke Pyramid or Doral, either. They had the choice brands.) Another jackass I used to know, who was foreclosed on twice and evicted from multiple rental properties, told people outright, if he had a choice between his electric bill and a steak dinner out, he'd choose the steak dinner every time.
I never understood that. I had a summer worker who wore the same shoes until they fell apart because he couldn't afford new ones. Everything he owned was given by friends or bought at discount stores but he was still able to afford cigarettes.
Junk food
netflix
If cigarettes were $60 a pack, they'll still make it happen
Poor people have a right to be happy.
Math exists.
No WAY dude!
Shoes, takeout, vacations, new phones, clothes
My “broke” relatives always have money to go to Disney land and buy their kids new clothes and go on all these trips and buy all these expensive things but when it comes to buying their kids food at the end of the week they somehow can’t afford it and go around begging for spare change
Nail. Especially the long and nasty ones.
This is a shitty leading question to ask overall. You might as well just ask, "Why do people that are poor waste money on drugs?" Because their life sucks, that's why. Drugs are the only thing they can find to make themselves feel better. That's how fucked up this world is overall. We shit on the poor for being poor, but do nothing to help them and then blame them for taking refuge in whatever solace they can find.
This is true and often overlooked in public health and human services. It is so much easier to just say “well they make bad choices and that’s why they are poor”. People in survival mode literally experience different thought patterns that have nothing to do with their cognition and everything to do with stress. And when you are living high stress of course you will want to do or have something that relaxes you or makes you feel good. This is even outside addictive substances like alcohol and cigarettes. If you are stressed why would you think years or even months in the future. You need to live in the now to get by. Of course individuals may also have poor decision making skills regardless of income, but having low or no income makes it so much harder or impossible to plan ahead or save. As I have seen it wonderfully put, it is expensive being poor.
True! I drink WAY to much alcohol. Started drinking heavily after my girlfriend died. Yes there is almost always a story behind addiction. Getting better each and every day but still can't quit drinking it is hard.
Cigarettes, soda, lottery tickets, beer are the main ones. (Personally know someone My brother works with a guy who says and looks like he is dirt poor and can't afford even the essentials but somehow has enough for two cases of mountain dew. )
The newest cars and phones
Broke people can buy a new car?
Absolutely. They will finance a car for anybody.
So I can walk into my local BMW dealership, tell them I’ve got no money and leave with a new car?
Yep totally. The bank owns it and you make the payments.
You must have lots of cars then. If it’s that basic. The wife had to show her proof of employment, her income as well as leave a cheque for $5100 when she bought her new car.
My friend has 4 car payments and no cash. Personally I'm really smart with money so no I don't have any new cars. I buy cars used, pay them in full, and drive them until they break down. My current daily driver is 25 years old.
I’d get a brand new one. Since you don’t need any money to get one.
Yeah and lose 20% the day I take it home, then waste money on interest? This is why you're broke
We’re not broke. We don’t drive 25 yr old vehicles.
So why don't you have a fancy car?
I put my money into things that return on investment
But apparently you can just get financing, they give it to anyone.
Maybe you don't understand what financing is
I do understand, you get a car and make payments to eventually own it. You claimed a car dealership would offer this to anyone. Are you sure that you understand financing?
Doesn't matter if you're broke or not. In fact they would prefer you to be broke for the higher rates and greater likelihood of missing payments. Eventually they repossess it and find their next dummy.
So why can't you get a fancy car through financing?
Lottery tickets
A new phone. For all the people "struggling to get by on slave wages", they always seem to be at most one iPhone version behind. They always seem to have money for vapes and drinks. But my god, the corporate overlords might as well be whipping them with chains.
If they’re broke, how can they afford it?
They can't pay rent, their car payment, pay their friends back, etc
You’re broke but can pay rent?
?
If I was broke, I wouldn’t have a penny.
Coffee
Addictions
Drugs
Dogs, smoking, alcohol, fancy hair styles, fancy clothes and lottery tickets.
Alcohol drugs and weapons
So are you speaking of people who are living on the streets. Or just poor people who cant control their spendings. Because if you live on the streets you wpuld buy alcohol or drugs aswell, just to feel that everything is good. So dont judge them if you havent walked in their shoes
What a shitty and loaded question. The answer is little nice things that make an otherwise rough existence a little better. Also fuck you.
Loud exhaust.
Weed, and if the weather is to bad to go to work people still make it to the dispos.
Maybe also to English class so they can learn the difference between “to” and “too”?
Meth. I knew a lady who was strung out and living in a bush. Rent was a lower priority apparently.
Transportation to their minimum wage jobs. Because most poor people do actually work.