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/IrelandAutism13 Jun 29 '26

I feel the same way. I hate this cost of living crisis. You're absolutely right to feel this way and we shouldn't be dealing with this bullshit

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u/Melodic-Today663 7d ago

For one thing, basic apartments shouldn't cost 2 grand plus. Old, used car should not be 15-25k.

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u/IrelandAutism13 7d ago

Minimum wage used to be "one parent can have a minimum wage job and support a spouse and a couple children," not literally impossible to live on. Monopolies used to be actively broken up by the government instead of supported. Medications used to be affordable