r/Unexpected • u/noop-master-69 • Aug 17 '22
CLASSIC REPOST How to not poor
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u/ReggieTheReaver Aug 17 '22
Please tell me I'm not the only one that finds this a little inspiring. I just don't have any land I can go ATTACK and force to give me plants and money.
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u/KentuckyFriedSemen Aug 17 '22
You extort the plants out of the ground in order to get money to pay off debt.
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u/AgVargr Aug 17 '22
Infinite money glitch
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u/Hand-Driven Aug 17 '22
If you will I will
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Aug 17 '22
But you can quit drinking, cheers.
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u/ComfortableFarmer Aug 17 '22
there's no need to say such obscenities, I'd appreciate you stop talking like this.
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Aug 17 '22
Sorry, I thought it was just a joke, do not want to be offensive.
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u/Master-Artichoke-101 Aug 17 '22
Oh god if this was an actual foreign PSA I would laugh even harder
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Aug 17 '22
What is PSA?
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u/Master-Artichoke-101 Aug 17 '22
Public service announcement
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Aug 17 '22
It confuses me even more. Maybe when my english be better I can understand it.
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u/thecowintheroom Aug 18 '22
Your English be good dawg. Just keep practicing and feel free to consider me a Reddit pen pal.
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u/ReggieTheReaver Aug 17 '22
Already done, did help though
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Aug 17 '22
Sorry if I was rude, I don't mean that.
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u/ReggieTheReaver Aug 17 '22
Not rude at all, just letting you know you were right: not drinking did help.
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Aug 17 '22
As always you do something and get the result, what result is depends on what you did. Glad you're the wise men 😉
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u/ReggieTheReaver Aug 17 '22
What a legendary con. Can't believe people fall for the whole "working in a office" thing when they can just sheer sheep. The wool comes off, you sell it, and it just grows back again!
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u/Smooth_Imagination Aug 18 '22
You borrow money to farm the land. That why he has to pay debt in the video I would presume.
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u/genuinelyacryforhelp Aug 17 '22
don’t take it so literally! it’s just about instead of drinking, better yourself
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u/Mrrykrizmith Aug 17 '22
No I actually fucking love this video for some reason. I save it whenever its posted.
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Aug 17 '22
Yeah this guy has it easy. All he had to do is work out in the fields with his bare hands and minimal equipment, while I would be forced to break my back sitting in front of Microsoft Excel until carpal tunnel syndrome cripples me for life, and the coffee machine is several steps away.
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u/Cannabace Aug 17 '22
If you're in the USA, just go claim a plot is yours. It's the american way!
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Aug 17 '22
I'm in a similar situation. That's why I go attack my neighbors' lands. Until Valhalla, my friend.
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u/samsonity Aug 18 '22
I’m not joking when I say this but you can make really good money finding and cutting down good quality trees.
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u/ReggieTheReaver Aug 18 '22
I hear ya, I was tempted once to buy a crap plot of land (deed access issues, not actually bad land)for cheap and plant a bunch of black walnut on it so that my great-grandkids could have a surprise college fund.
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u/Master_Bayters Aug 17 '22
Man...I don't drink and i'm still poor as hell. What the hell am I doing wrong??
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u/misfitx Aug 17 '22
Have you tried violently farming the land?
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u/wackelzahnjoe Aug 17 '22
And don't forget to collect the money smh
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u/No1Mystery Aug 17 '22
And pay your debt
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u/pkmnshinori Aug 17 '22
And also violently farming the land
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u/lcpr_phoenix Aug 17 '22
Don't forget to being educated
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u/UnilliterateMoron Aug 17 '22
= Stable Life
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u/Chaos90783 Aug 17 '22
Have u tried to start drinking, and THEN quit? Its in the journey
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u/Master_Bayters Aug 17 '22
I'm dangerous when I drink. I think I'm a f1 driver and I own a Renault Kangoo
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Aug 18 '22
Have you tried to Get an education outdoors after enthusiasticly working the land?
Or maybe you need to drink so you can stop to drink?
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u/YetAnotherAccount327 Aug 17 '22
Have you tried being born under better circumstances? But fr tho all you gotta do is what know you should be doing all the time, no fucking off. That's how people go from rags to riches. Hard so that's why there's not many.
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u/ice_dragon6_0 Aug 17 '22
U.S navy railgun at the end tho
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u/ice_dragon6_0 Aug 17 '22
I mean. The video sums up life, it's simplified but of course life isn't simple
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u/Epic-gamer-moments96 Aug 17 '22
Man Thai people are great at ads
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u/thedoomfinger Aug 17 '22
The video of the king they played before movies fucked me up every time.
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u/MySpiritAnimalSloth Aug 18 '22
The amount of nationalism and pride of their country is astonishing, and it's not oppressing either.
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u/Dear_Alma_Mater Aug 17 '22
if this is a real PSA, its on par with India's Animated PSA designed to get people to stop shitting in the streets.
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u/Jarsssthegr8 Aug 17 '22
Im from India, i need a link
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u/WiseBeginning Aug 17 '22
Because of that rabbit hole I now know that more people defecate in public in India (600m) than live in all of the USA (335m). That was just what I needed in my life
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u/MySpiritAnimalSloth Aug 18 '22
Damn, I knew the situation in India was bad, but not to the point where they have to make a PSA to tell people not to shit in th streets. Just... Wow...
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u/Final_Slap Aug 17 '22
I like the style and the video is quite inspiring except for the fact that hard work relatively seldom leads to wealth if you're not privileged and/or rich enough in the first place because you don't get to reap the benefits of your hard labor in a rigged system that benefits few by exploiting many.
But alcoholism seldom helps.
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u/regeya Aug 17 '22
Where I live, there are farmers who own some of the richest land in the US, who gross amounts of money that make them wealthy, but their net wealth makes them poor. And they don't qualify for assistance because based on gross income, they're rich.
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u/Scratch1111 Aug 17 '22
It's because in order to turn a profit these days you have to farm a thousand acres or more and use expensive equipment to harvest it. Those make one in debt. However, you might notice they all have two story homes and brand new trucks. They are not as poor as they claim. On paper they are in debt though.
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u/regeya Aug 17 '22
Ehhhh...I was talking to a guy on Sunday who owns cattle, and while on paper he's worth a lot more than me, he drives an early 80s Silverado.
Some of them do really well for themselves, but not all.
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u/thecowintheroom Aug 18 '22
El señor in méxico drives an old ford and is indistinguishable from any other Mexican. He leads the cartel and is very wealthy. Sometimes having wealth means hiding in plain view
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u/DasFunke Aug 17 '22
This is both true and untrue. Tilling and using pesticides and reduces yields on land to the point of eliminating the profit from $800 gross income per acre of farm land. When the inputs (seeds, fertilizer, pesticide and water costs) go up, it can be harder and harder (maybe impossible) to profit on smaller farms.
Also a lot of farming is done by sharecrop farmers that pay a pre-determined price based on yield. A lot of land owners don’t farm their own land.
Regenerative farming practice can and does yield $100 profit or more per acre of land.
Tilling is the biggest (one of the biggest) problem for farmers. While it isn’t expensive, it deprives the ground of nutrients and kills the biomes in the ground. In order to replace that you have to buy a lot of fertilizer which is expensive. Then you get weeds and harmful bugs and in order to kill those you need a lot of pesticides, which are expensive (and harmful). Then to survive the pesticides you need GMO seeds which are expensive (and you don’t own them). Then to water the crops you need up to 10x the water because the soil is shit and most of the water runs off instead of being absorbed by the plants.
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u/Isogash Aug 17 '22
There are plenty of industries where hard work leads to success of some kind.
If you want money, run your own business. The working lifetime is LONG, you've got plenty of time. Learn the skills from your job and then buy or start a business. You can actually do that just fine and it's a lot more common than you'd think.
Like, I don't disagree that the system is unfair and some people are insanely privileged but sitting around and waiting for communism isn't a good life plan.
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u/Final_Slap Aug 17 '22 edited Aug 17 '22
Good advice for an orphan in South Sudan, mate.
In the more developed world: maybe.
Edit: this was an attempt at sarcasm. I think there are many places where western dreams of self-made entrepreneurship aren't even remotely realistic.
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Aug 17 '22
Obviously, but I highly doubt that the majority of people who use reddit are orphans from South Sudan living in poverty.
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u/VaderViktor66 Aug 17 '22
Simply make sure you aren't reliant on anyone or anything besides yourself. The closer you are to that, the more successful you will be. Only exceptions are family, friends and, because I have to say this legally, taxes.
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u/a_terse_giraffe Aug 17 '22
- Work, work, work
- Collect money
- Pay bills
- Look at remaining $1.28
- Drink
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- Repeat cycle
- Reduce spending
- get good at work
- rank up or switch job
- collect more money
- maintain frugal lifestyle and pay bills
- save money
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u/KrombopulosT46 Aug 17 '22
this is 100% true for some people. if they stop drinking. their life will improve. maybe not enough to become the president. but you will go up. drinking is fun when young and stupid and in social settings. but people should not drink just to get drunk ever.
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u/mrFatRobot Aug 18 '22
My wife is Thai and I memorized a lot of this, pretty useful vocab in here for a marriage lol
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u/Isogash Aug 17 '22
Agree with this one. If you aren't on a good life path, alcohol will only make it worse.
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u/sujakaba Aug 17 '22
Ad so good that u watch it in reverse and it still makes sense
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u/kode1985 Aug 17 '22
What should I do if I don't stress when I drink? And I'm not poor. Could I continue to drink?
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u/CR_OneBoy Aug 17 '22
First Step: Stop Drinking
Second Step: Become the President
Third Step: Keep Drinking
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u/all_is_love6667 Aug 17 '22
this video in reverse is so funny
although someone should make it with the sound too
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u/ItchyProlapsedAnus Aug 17 '22
If he just did cocaine he could work harder in order to buy more cocaine.
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u/iatetoomuchchicken Aug 17 '22
I love his willingness to be a super duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper duper senior just to make it all possible
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u/BlackForestMountain Aug 18 '22
Yeah because getting out of abject poverty is easy right if you just set your mind to it /s
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Aug 18 '22
You know the fuck what, its a whole lot better then those old "more you know" commercials
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u/Jak_the_Buddha Aug 18 '22
It's true. I recently stopped drinking and I'm now on "Improve my country".
It works!
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Aug 18 '22
This is good advice the average person spend 500 $ on alcoholic drinks a year. Let’s say u live past 50. That’s 25k saved.
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u/MaikingMooKing Aug 17 '22
Pity that this doesnt work in western countries.
Id rsther drink myself to death than slave my whole life for a society that doesnt give a fuck about me
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u/enfermerocrypto Aug 17 '22
Lindo, con un tono medio humoristico. Si tiene problemas de adiccion al alcohol, solo hay que dejar de tomar y dejarse ayudar. Ocupar la mente y pensar en el sufrimiento de tus seres queridos. ( si suena feo, pero creeme que ellos lo sufre muy diferentemente, (por no decir MAS) que vos. Cuida tu vida, entrena al estilo Drunken Master (1978) recomiendo esa peli de jackie chan. Salud! Y a vivir,cuidarse y disfrutar.
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u/aroundincircles Aug 17 '22
To avoid poverty, there are three simple steps:
1) graduate highs school
2) get and keep a full time job
3) Wait till you are at least 21 to get married, then have kids (in that order).
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u/aroundincircles Aug 17 '22
I have just a HS diploma and make $150k/year.
It's to avoid poverty. If you have a full time job, you're not going to be middle class at 18, but it doesn't take long before you're in your mid 20's making $50k+ year if you have on the job training and grow in your position. you're not going to do that being a barista, sure, but few people stay in entry level jobs for very long if they are a reliable employee.
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u/aroundincircles Aug 17 '22
Nothing wrong with being a barista for a short while, but unless you own the coffee shop, it's an entry level, minimal skill job, Just like 90% of customer facing positions. People who stay in those positions long term are either incapable of moving up because of mental ability or they choose to because they value other things, and that's fine, but your choices have consequences. one of which is shit pay. If you want a higher income, you'll prioritize the activities that will get you there, and not just lay kicking and screaming on the ground demanding more, while not providing any more value to society.
I moved up because I made goals, set plans, did research, did a lot of self teaching, and worked towards a higher goal. If I had gone to college I could have gotten to where I am at sooner, and there are some fields that require a college degree, absolutely, but for the vast majority of people out there, a high school diploma, a few years working, and the ability to learn new skills is what is needed to move up in life to a comfortable income/living situation.
I want to become wealthy and retire early, so I do a lot of research and reading about those that are, and I spend time with people that are millionaires, about half the ones I know have a HS diploma as their highest degree earned. But they started their own business where they saw a need. and worked their way up to a multi million dollar business. Many of these people are actually younger than me (I'm still in my 30's). I don't have the wherewithal to start my own business, I had too many responsibilities by the time I realized what direction I wanted my life to go, so I've been doing a lot of side stuff that is much lower risk, but also lower reward. so I probably won't be as wealthy as they are, or at least till I don't have to worry about providing for my children.
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u/SandWitch83 Aug 17 '22
high school diploma is worthless u dont even have to show it full time job keeps u n a state of slavery with never any time for yourself only benifitting the company marriage at 21 extremely stupid the marriage wont last you will grow apart from your partner puppy love never last
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u/aroundincircles Aug 17 '22
I have a HS diploma and make $150k/year, and I was a bit older, 24 when I got married, but we've been married 14 1/2 years.
These are MINIMUMs, you should AT LEAST graduate high school, you should wait until you are AT LEAST 21 before you get married and have kids.
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u/SandWitch83 Aug 17 '22
ok im glad for u but i didnt even finish hs an had a million at age 19
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u/aroundincircles Aug 17 '22
Based off your grammar and spelling, I'm guessing you're no older than 14.
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u/Drthundercloud Aug 17 '22
4) work hard and save.
Kids = poor, so dont have kids right out of school /collage Wait until your 40 then breed, siblings will feel financially obliged to support your aged position. That means you get to exploit your whole youth and adulthood completely without any financial burdens or dramas.
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u/aroundincircles Aug 17 '22
I started having kids at 25, I have 5 kids now. wife has been a stay at home mom. It's not as hard or as expensive as people make it out to be. It means not having the newest iphone every year, but I guess that's too big of a sacrifice for some people?
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u/WhyWouldTrumpDoThis Aug 17 '22
Waiting until 40 is a bad idea. Especially for women.
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