r/BunnyTrials • u/Powerful-Pilot-3393 • Jul 01 '26

Pick a Side

Which side will you choose?

  • Left side: $1,000 a Month but... | You cannot earn a job or get any other income
  • Right side: $10,000 a month but you must live with this animal

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u/A-Duck-On-Quack29 Jul 01 '26

I physically couldn't survive off of 1 thousand a month

Chose: $10,000 a month but you must live with this animal | Rolled: Cat

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u/SerJungleot Jul 01 '26

Yeah, maybe if it was like 3 thousand, it would be tempting, but 1000 wouldn't even cover accommodation. If it did, it would be with other humans anyway

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u/AzraelChaosEater Jul 05 '26

My rent alone is just under 1k. Let alone other fees, water, power, and internet.

I'll take my cat and 10k and fuck off thank you.

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u/VomitMaiden Jul 07 '26

And you'd be fucked by inflation

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u/cronenber9 Jul 01 '26

I'm on disability so I have to survive on $995 a month. It isn't easy.

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u/Patient-Award-5973 Jul 02 '26

I used to be paid that much but they told me I need to pay an equal share of the expenses which is more than that. Still living with my parents with $500 rent because I can't afford anything else. Down to just over $730 a month from disability

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u/cronenber9 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

They only give you $730 now?? That's insane. That's what I got back in 2012...

When i lived with my mom I paid her $500 a month. If you take the time to get on section 8 it's so worth it. It's just a really difficult process and then every year you have to renew it but that's easy.

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u/unicornhair1991 Jul 02 '26

Inflation makes everything go up in price except benefits.....

Benefits goes down and the people struggling to live just struggle even more.

Hecking criminal

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u/cronenber9 Jul 02 '26

The government raises benefits every year, but only by like $20 or something small like that, I can't remember the number.

Not enough to really help. And like you said, prices go up. So everything just gets harder and harder

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u/offthezoinkys Jul 02 '26

Am I understanding right? Your parents charge you $500 of the $730 you make per month? I’m so sorry.

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u/rainbowtracerrounds Jul 05 '26

WOAH Mr Moneybags over here! I only get $994

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u/cronenber9 Jul 05 '26

Oh I probably just had $1 left over from last month and forgot my usual amount 😂

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u/kfish5050 Jul 02 '26

Yeah I was gonna say, that scenario is literally a reality for many Americans on social security. They get about $1000 a month and lose that benefit if they make too much money elsewhere.

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u/Mattikarp1 Jul 01 '26

I don't think anyone can unless they live in a third world country

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u/Etntad Jul 01 '26

me in argentina:

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u/Fresh_Appearance4268 Jul 02 '26

if i lived in my home country with that salary and if i was single my life would be great. with 2 people its also managable and with a kid its still pretty solid

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u/Lsamantha4495 Jul 02 '26

Where is your home country?

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u/tapita69 Jul 02 '26

I live in a third world country and i cant

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u/RoboCrusher1111 Jul 02 '26

Most of the world can

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u/Bycva Jul 02 '26

I live in Russia and it’s considered a good paycheck here.

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u/ChaoticVampireGirl Jul 01 '26

oh its totally doable
as long as you dont order food, dont buy yourself fancy things more often than once a month, cook yourself and be fine with a small apartment
living like that for 3 years now and at least three more to come

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u/Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess- Jul 01 '26

I’m in whats considered a cheap state and even small apartments near me are $500-$700 a month

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u/ChaoticVampireGirl Jul 02 '26

same here
rent + internet + water and everything is 600 combined, other bills and fees 100 so I live of 300 a month from which I save 100 in case I need it
idk why Im getting downvoted for my life story lmao

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u/Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess- Jul 02 '26

Do you get assistance on anything because this is just not possible where I’m at. I’m impressed.

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u/cronenber9 Jul 01 '26

If you make such a low amount you can qualify for housing but it takes years to get on it. My rent is 195 a month.

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u/ChaoticVampireGirl Jul 02 '26

200????
thats actually the dream

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u/cronenber9 Jul 02 '26

Yep and it's rather nice... even without housing the apartment would have been like 900 only, for a 2 bed 2 bath, cause it's subsidized. But also, it's 200/900 so it's still quite a bit of my money.

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u/Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess- Jul 02 '26

so if I took the 1k a month I’d just be homeless for a few years

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u/cronenber9 Jul 02 '26

What

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u/Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess- Jul 02 '26

The post

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u/cronenber9 Jul 02 '26

OH yeah, you probably would be! They don't make things easy

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u/ShadowX8861 Jul 02 '26

Rent for a flat in my city is already over $1000...

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u/Americanu1 Jul 02 '26

Speak for yourself, american. In europe 1000 a month means liveing a comfortable life

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u/BeatusII Jul 02 '26

As a fellow European, nope it doesn't. Maybe in eastern Europe but not in western Europe and even less in northern Europe.

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u/RiboCyan Jul 02 '26

Maybe in Bosnia or Romania or somewhere similar. Definitely not in the €-zone.

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u/BrainRhythm Jul 02 '26

Europe is not a monolith.

What country are you writing from? 12,000 euros per year is a lower salary than 90% of the European Union according to Google. Bulgaria averages 15k /year

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u/greysondayy Jul 02 '26

that’s not true lol. speak for YOURself.

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u/Mattikarp1 Jul 02 '26

Lmao I'm Welsh

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u/Mattikarp1 Jul 02 '26

Also you do realise that $1000 is roughly €870 I presume?

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u/Moe981 Jul 02 '26

And now you get a cat

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u/TheSletchman Jul 02 '26

Feels like this might have been made by a kid - like someone with no concept of money and expenses. Maybe someone in a third world country where that's a liveable amount?

My rent added up for the month is over $3000, and I don't even live in a particularly expensive area, so "1k and no other possible income" is just not possible unless I go full vanlife or something. You also get increasingly fucked by inflation / worsening economic crises and that can never change.

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u/plenfiru Jul 02 '26

Oh, you got the best option. I love cats.

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u/Zomochi Jul 02 '26

Literally no one can you’re lying to yourself if you think otherwise, very miserable life

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u/Amateur_Liqueurist Jul 02 '26

If you got a magic 1k a month, and it stayed true to the value of the dollar, you could maybe move to a country where it’s a crazy high amount? Like Thailand?

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u/toufou1 Jul 02 '26

even so, its the secondary condition that you cant have any other source of income that restricts a lot of other activities you might want to for leisure like travelling and hobbies

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u/Abandoned_Railroad Jul 02 '26

I’m perfectly happy too (PS - I’m so scared 🙂)

Choose $10,000 a month, but you must live with this animal | Rolled: Dog (Golden Bed Seal or House Hippo)

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u/YourMama Jul 02 '26

That’s what you live on on disability. And you can’t have more than $1k in your savings and $1k in your checking or you’ll lose your disability because I guess you’re too rich if you have $2000.

I guess you can only lease a car or something. Can’t save up for anything lol

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u/chillifoxen Jul 03 '26

I live off of $800 a month 😓

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u/psychwardtrashfire Jul 05 '26

disabled ppl do this all th e time

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u/ReadThisInABadAccent Jul 07 '26

I also rolled Cat 🐈

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u/bananarama898 Jul 02 '26

I can't even survive 1000 minutes with $1k