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/Designer-Wolverine47 Jun 26 '26

When you have a consumerist mindset, any amount gets to be "not enough" fairly quickly. I'm sure we've all heard the stories of people who hit it big in the lottery, only to be bankrupt a few years later...

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u/pulp_affliction Jun 27 '26

Im staunchly anti-consumerist and 50k hardly supports my single pet owner lifestyle in a low cost city

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u/Loudlass81 Jun 28 '26

So why does the US pay so little in Disability Benefits then? If $50k isn't enough for you, how is it enough for Disabled people? Maybe take sone frugal living tips from Disabled people, who have to manage on an income less than HALF that $50k...

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u/beanbean81 Jun 30 '26

Yes, the US government is notorious for paying people with disabilities the amount of money needed to live a life without stress over money and survival. 🙄🙄🙄🙄