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I think the point is that living paycheck isn't indicative of not being able to afford basic necessities. It is the desire to spend most of your income on more

• ianleeclark 8y ago
  No, that's absurd, and with the trend of depressed wages and increases in rent over the past few decades, workers wages are increasingly being stretched thin. Moreover, I was responding to OP, specifically the conclusion I quoted and these two statements: > Living paycheck-to-paycheck can be representative of good choices being made (and I'd guess it is, in most cases). and > Most people can't afford everything they optimally need while minimising their risk,
• supertrope 8y ago
  There are many shades of gray between a new Escalade and living on rice and beans to due to medical debt.