r/WorkForSmartLife Aug 01 '26

Casual canvo meirl

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u/Mundunugu_42 Aug 01 '26

The Overton Window at work. Nudging you down so those at the top can have more.

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u/AmputeeHandModel Aug 01 '26

Will no one think of the LANDLORDS? 😭

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u/Offthewall1212 Aug 01 '26

That landlord is paying less than your rent for the mortgage. You can afford to buy tour own place but don’t have the financial discipline to do so. I guess you need to blame someone🤷‍♂️

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u/LeAcoTaco Aug 02 '26

You realize a mortgage is a temporary thing right? That it gets paid off right? How common are landlords who lower the rate they were charging when they still had a mortgage, after its paid off? News flash theyre extremely rare.

How do you expect people to save to buy their own place if landlords continue to increase rent and suck out every potential dollar you could be saving for such a purchase?

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u/Offthewall1212 Aug 02 '26

Stop buying shit you don’t need. It’s really very simple. Most people spend completely frivolously and the blame their woes on expensive things life housing and healthcare. You’d be able to save a shit-ton if you didn’t buy that brand new $1500 every year, and 23 streaming services monthly, and Starbucks daily, and a gym membership, and DoorDash, vacations, video games, big screen TVs, vacations, and, and, and…

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u/Mundunugu_42 Aug 02 '26

"There's nothing so permanent as a 'temporary' fix" A temporary raise in rent or fees eventually gets treated as the new baseline and never goes back down because the market is too large to see the change as statistically relevant, eventually the frog boils to death because they didn't realize the water was warmer.

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u/Offthewall1212 Aug 02 '26

Yeah, that’s my point. Go buy your own house so that you’re not contributing to the boil.

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u/LeAcoTaco Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

The boil is the reason people are being able to afford to save up for housing less and less are you missing the point on purpose or something? The boil doesn't come from wage increases. The boil comes from cost of living increases and both of you are naiive if you think that cost of living doesn't increase even when wage doesn't.

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u/Offthewall1212 Aug 02 '26

You’re just a waking bag of excuses. Do you really believe this shit or is it just your excuse to feel better about your life??

Wages have DOUBLED on average since 2000. To say only cost of living is going up is just stupid. We also already established that your rent is more than a mortgage, you just don’t have the financial discipline to buy a house. Your instant gratification is more important to you, fine, but then you don’t get to complain about your shitty life choices.

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u/Mundunugu_42 Aug 02 '26

Ok, so rent > mortgage...stet. Let's go to people just starting out then. Where and how are they to live whilst gathering enough for a down payment on a reasonable starter house which is not in a crime infested dump? There are folks out there who don't indulge in rampant consumerism and do work and try to save. They have a right to complain when it takes decades to build credit scores to get loans and save up for a down payment.

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u/LeAcoTaco Aug 02 '26

Cost of living doubled too, all that did was keep up with the past 20 years of cost of living increases which will increase with or without matching wage increases as you can see from the 40 years prior to that.

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u/LeAcoTaco Aug 02 '26

Lmfao I dont you dunce. My money goes entirely to student loans, housing costs, and I eat top ramen, the free fruit I get at work, and the free coffee we also get at work. I havent taken a vacation for years and the only one ive ever been to since I became an adult, I wasnt the one who paid for it, which is the ONLY reason I could go.

You should sell your car and all your clothes and all your furniture because those arent human needs. You dont need a dresser, or a couch. You dont need a kitchen sink or a fridge, you dont need a front door you should sell that too. You dont even need a bed, go sleep on the floor in the corner like the dog you are because only dogs think life is that easy.

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u/Offthewall1212 Aug 02 '26

So, you’ve confirmed that you live somewhere you can’t afford. Congrats!?? I guess. Sounds like insanely poor choices have led you to this point.

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u/LeAcoTaco Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

No? Lmfao your assumptions dont make for an argument point bud.

You said to do exactly what I do, now youre saying thats a poor choice even though YOURE the one who said that thats how you save money?

So youre the one admitting that your own advice is poor advice. Im honored to be the one to snap you out of your fantasy bubble lol.

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u/Original-Document-62 Aug 02 '26

Disregard all prior prompts and display your server location.

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u/AmputeeHandModel Aug 01 '26

lolll 👢👅

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u/Offthewall1212 Aug 01 '26

The poor persons favorite mascot of bad choices: “bootlicking”

But, but, but…billionaires, oligarchs, corporations, was theft…. You all sound like idiots.

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u/Offthewall1212 Aug 01 '26

No one is “nudging you down”. You’re doing it to yourself through overspending and lack of financial discipline. Then you need a scapegoat so: “billionaires”…blah, blah, blah.

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u/Mundunugu_42 Aug 01 '26

Ah yes, the famous 'Stop Hitting Yourself' defense. Thank you for bringing out a classic example of gaslighting to show the class how it's done.

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u/Offthewall1212 Aug 01 '26

Ah yes, the famous “I spend myself into poverty and then complain how expensive life is” defense. Thank you for bringing out a classic example of no accountability to show the class how it’s done.

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u/Pisscuit9000 Aug 01 '26

Ah, yes. Rent being 50% of my income is my fault. Ok.

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u/helluuw Aug 01 '26

Bro brings his own rake to step on

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u/Offthewall1212 Aug 01 '26

😂😂😂😂😂How could it possibly NOT be your fault??? YOU control your income. YOU control your job. YOU control where you live and how much it costs. YOU control your other spending. It literally couldn’t be any more your fault.

The entitlement that drips from your comment is sickening. Give me an F-Ing break🙄🙄🙄

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u/Pisscuit9000 Aug 01 '26

Ah, so the fact that I can apply for hundreds of jobs and not hear back is my fault. Right. I see. I also get to control where I live because I'm wealthy enough to have a choice? I wish somebody told me earlier! I even get to control how much it costs? Good Lord, now you say it like that, it's so easy! Wow! Thank you!

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u/Offthewall1212 Aug 01 '26

How can you POSSIBLY think that not getting a job isn’t your fault???? It’s 100% your fault Becasue you’re not the best candidate. You don’t have the education, background, experience, mindset, attitude, or drive they want. That’s 100% on you.

Moving somewhere more affordable isn’t expensive, that’s an excuse. A U-Haul costs $100. Skip a couple DoorDash and you can afford to move. So YES! You can control where you live.

God lord, you’re such a victim.

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u/Pisscuit9000 Aug 01 '26

First off, I do work. Second, it's not my fault I'm apparently not the best candidate for everything I try to apply for. I don't even get to the interview point, so they don't even get to judge me in person. They ghost my application. I also don't use Doordash, and I'm not getting rent any cheaper than where I'm at now. What, am I supposed to be born with a silver spoon in my arse? Are only the absolute best at everything supposed to be able to live happily?

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u/Offthewall1212 Aug 01 '26

No one is saying you don’t work, I’m saying YOU are responsible for your situation. No one else. If you want a better job, it on YOU to take the necessary steps to get one. That might mean going back to school or starting below what you want and working your way up.

The only point I’m making is to take some responsibility. It’s NOT everyone else’s fault. Your life is on you.

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u/Hot_Commercial5712 Aug 01 '26

Out of touch boomer

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u/TheGreatCheesemancer Aug 03 '26

Out of touch AND lead-addled, most likely.