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my partner managed to save up over a period of a year until their car died, and had to spend all their savings buying a used one (the most they could afford) wh

my partner managed to save up over a period of a year until their car died, and had to spend all their savings buying a used one (the most they could afford) which will probably not last long. they also spend a majority of their income paying off debt, mostly the monthly minimum on credit cards they ill-advisedly used to pay rent when they lost their job. being poor is expensive.

autoexec 4y ago
> mostly the monthly minimum on credit cards they ill-advisedly used to pay rent when they lost their job. What is advised in that situation? Homelessness? A lot of people found themselves dealing with that during the pandemic and they ate up all their savings and/or ran up debt just to keep a roof over their heads and food on their tables. If I had found myself in that situation I'd probably have broken the lease and moved in with friends/family but not everyone has others who they can depend on to take care of them like that.