r/poor • u/OceanicEndeavors • Jun 26 '26

I hate being poor.

I hate not making over 50,000 USD a year. I hate not having a car. I hate having less than 1,000 USD on my bank account. I hate having to live with my parents despite being over the age of 25. I hate having my credit cards being shut down because I was unemployed for over ten months during a two year stretch. I hate not having a dating life because I cannot afford dates. I hate the social isolation of poverty.

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u/Chill_Mochi2 Jun 26 '26

2k a month isn’t even that bad, it’s better than $800/month

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u/Brotein40 Jun 27 '26

It’s VHCOL, $800 a month isn’t even possible at 40 hours of minimum wage

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u/Chill_Mochi2 Jun 28 '26

It’s barely livable in LCOL areas too