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Context changes the meaning as you rightfully point out. Being a broke college student and being a broke adult are wildly different in almost every respect.
by irjustin 6y ago
Context changes the meaning as you rightfully point out.
Being a broke college student and being a broke adult are wildly different in almost every respect.
- skohan 6y agoI think the definition still holds up fine. The main difference between being a broke adult vs a broke college student is that being broke as an adult is almost always because you're poor.
- fastball 6y agoNot really. You could be pulling down $500k a year but have such a high spend rate that you frequently run out of money before your next paycheck.
- irjustin 6y agoDo you sincerely believe those situations are similar? Exercise - you could pick Broke College Student, Broke Adult, Broke doctor/engineer/lawyer pulling 500k/yr. Which one do you choose, repeatedly? To me, there is almost no scenario where 500k/yr makes you actually broke where you do not have a level of control to rapidly change that situation. Cut your spending, if you have huge debts - get them refinanced, sell something. Aside from being in a debt to a person with a literal gun to your head, you have incredible amounts of flexibility to get out from having your water shut off like person who is truly broke.
- fastball 6y agoA broke doctor is a broke adult, so not exactly sure what distinction you're making. Broke = no money at the moment. Poor = chronically broke.