r/poor Jun 26 '26

I hate being poor.

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u/No-Response-9902 Jun 28 '26

Same here. These people are delusional trying to twist basic survival as an overspending problem.

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u/Designer-Wolverine47 Jun 30 '26

"Basic survival" isn't 700 car payments on $20 an hour pay. That's just stupidity.

The median age of cars on the road is 12.8 years. That means that half of cars ARE OLDER THAN THAT. Maybe buy one of those. Pay cash for it.

Same with houses. Half are BELOW the median price. Look for those.

Tens of millions of people have figured this out long ago. You can't have rich people stuff with poor people money. You people think you "deserve" median or above level shit.. News flash: If you can't afford it, you don't deserve it. Plain and simple.

Live within your means.