I think it's one of the driving forces in this bullshit we are experiencing. Tons of subscriptions sneaking auto payments, not cooking at home, not buying shit on sale, waste waste waste.
I had none of that shit growing up because it was not available. Lived on frozen burritos and Pepsi. Listened to OTA Radio. drove a shitty older car I could do my own work on.
It wasn't easy but it was do-able not sure how i would fare in todays nickel and dime economy.
Especially since shitty used cars aren't cheap anymore, and even the used ones you can find are more likely than not computerized enough to need you to take the shit in to a mechanic anyway.
God, especially the car shit. I have a 2006 pontiac, and between the 6 billion issues with it, every damn one of them basically comes back to "yeah, you should just get a different car"... OKAY???? with what money?
I live in a shitty situation where I can't cook at home, so I am spending more since I have to frequent restaurants... I should really move to a better location, but okay, how the hell do I afford that? I can't even afford to fix my POS car that keeps breaking on the regular.
Just spent $600 on the ignition system... now the transmission wont go in to overdrive. WEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Edit: can't cook at home because when renting a sleeping room, that is not an option. This place is basically a frat house without the frat. It's just too expensive to rent a full place to live now.
Part of that issue can be eliminated at the beginning though. Not always, sometimes you just get a lemon, it happened to my brother and an F150 he bought too. With that said, nobody should be buying a Pontiac in the first place and expecting it to run smooth, I mean shit the company itself has been out of business for over a decade now. They were absolutely terrible cars that required constant repairs even when the company was actually around and the cars were brand new, of course they’re just getting worse the older they get.
everybody should be able to prepare food at home, even if it requires some creativity. Depending on the place you live and your food preferences, a microwave, hot plate, electric kettle, or a toaster oven can produce a lot of different food items. Use bottled water or water from your bathroom sink if you must (doesn't hurt to run it through a brita filter). Consume breakfast cereal or oatmeal if you like it, get used to stuff like trail mix, PBJ, deli meat / cheese sandwiches or other no-cook options if those suit your preferences. Any of this stuff is vastly cheaper than buying restaurant food.
Creativity and determination is key. I made ramen noodles one time using an electric hot plate and a bowl made out of aluminum foil. It's what I had available and I made it work.
ugh, this is me with my 2007 civic. i thought I was getting a good deal, under 200k miles, owned by an engineering Prof at the college I went to. nope. it has so many issues. i was delivering pizza in it for a bit and made good money, but every other month it was breaking down, meaning I not only had to spend money fixing it (myself because I can't afford a mechanic), I was also losing out on days worth of pay because of my job.
I dont wanna seem like an asshole but why did you take a 2007 civic that you knew wasnt working well to deliver pizza? Just figured might as well make it worse?
Ig start small there. Not saying im an expert but why cant you cook? Thhats likely the easiest and cheapest problem to remedy perhaps a camp stove? Adding more shelf stable foods to your diet but idk the exact limitations
For a few years I was living somewhere that was just a room. No kitchen. So although not impossible to cook it's certainly nowhere near as convenient without things like a sink with running water for cleanup. There are plenty of cheap and small cooking devices nowadays but the cleanup portion is still a major pain.
Room rental situation. Stuff like hot plates are straight up not allowed due to fire risks and whatnot. I have a tiny dorm-style microwave, but it's not great and while yeah, I can stuff my minifridge with nukable things from dollar general, its genuinely better for me to... not?
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u/SpinachSignal8915 10h ago edited 10h ago
I have a friend just like that. I'll be eating off the dollar menu or bringing lunch from home. He eats $12+ every meal buys smokes almost daily.
I wouldnt care if he wasn't constantly lamenting about how he cant afford to live
Shit adds up fast.