> You just do without until you can really afford it That's much easier said than done in a society where reliable personal transportation is frequently a cond

> You just do without until you can really afford it That's much easier said than done in a society where reliable personal transportation is frequently a condition of being able to afford anything. Kinda hard to earn money if you can't get to work. Ideally, there'd be some sort of socioeconomic safety net - like, say, a universal basic income - to provide an alternative means to bootstrap one's life and escape poverty. Unfortunately, my country seems to be dragging its feet.