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Wow, that fancy talking sure makes me think you're smart. Maybe you can help me. If I make x and everything I need to live costs x+y, what do I do? Die slowly..

• opportune 7y ago
  I’m not saying the system isn’t rigged against poor people. But I do personally know people who are just bad at budgeting or frequently get ripped off because they don’t know how much things are supposed to cost, and probably wouldn’t need to ask for help at the end of the month if they changed how they spent money.
  • pnutjam 7y ago
    Often, people know what something should cost, but they have to buy it through some other more expensive channel for any variety of reasons.
  • thatfrenchguy 7y ago
    I know a lot of upper middle class people in the Bay Area as well who don't know how much stuff is supposed to cost and get ripped off all the time as well ;-).
• ac29 7y ago
  Poster you're replying to wasn't talking about people who struggle to put food on the table. They were talking about lower-middle class people who truly don't (or can't) understand that buying a $40,000 truck with 18% interest for 7 years isnt a "good deal", its horrible, financially ruinous decision.
  • pnutjam 7y ago
    Well, good thing that's what the article was talking about.