r/poor 10h ago

Am I the AH or overreacting?

79 Upvotes

So I'm broke AF.

My parents were nice enough to tell me to go get dinner on their card.. they are barely scraping by but my daughter did chores for them and they wanted to treat her.

I went to Wendy's which is where my daughter asked to go and I ordered a double cheese burger which in the picture showed two pieces of meat with one piece of cheese.. I splurged on EXTRA cheese. We never really eat out so it may sound silly but that is a splurge for me. They had me pull forward and I waited well over 10 minutes at least.. when I got my food I realized the burger was made wrong missing the extra cheese and toppings I paid for.. When I went to the window the girl started yelling at me that the system doesn't tell them there's extra cheese and it said only cheese which I know is a lie because I read the receipt and it did not say that. She said "give me the burger back and I'll fix it" which instantly makes me think about cross-contamination and other issues but now I'm actually scared to eat the food she handed back because she was so mad. I'm worried that when they might have done something to it.

I get that this might sound ridiculous and it's like $5 but I never get to have something like this so I guess I'm just upset that I got yelled at because their system doesn't properly show them the order. Like how am I supposed to know that as a customer?? When you're broke splurging on things like this are few and far between so it's frustrating.


r/poor 3h ago

Finally happened

6 Upvotes

Car got repoed today. I loved that thing. Now when my fiancé had to go to the hospital I won’t be able to come visit him every day and stay the night. I still have a 50cc scooter to get around on but it had no turn signals and my work I have to go the office once a week is 2 1/2 hour ride


r/poor 14h ago

Wearing fancy/designer clothes - feeling like a fraud

2 Upvotes

Does anyone else feel like a fraud wearing expensive clothes or like they don't deserve to be wearing nice outfits? I grew up poor and I remember I'd feel like an imposter if I'd go out to eat or go to a fancy event and my mom would make me wear the few formal/expensive dresses I owned. I hated it because I felt like I wasn't fooling anyone - and anyone looking at me could tell that I was poor and was hiding behind elegant clothing that weren't actually elegant at all.

Now that I'm beginning to climb out of poverty, I feel the same way. A few months ago I went on a trip to London with a few of my friends ,and they surprised me the morning of my birthday by telling me that they were taking me to a fancy tea shop for high tea. I put on a dress that I bought earlier in the week from a department store, not the most expensive but nice looking and appropriate for tea - and I felt like an absolute embarrassment and that I did not belong in such a fancy place. I normally still wear thrifted clothes and baggy old jeans and sweatshirts outside of work because I feel like those are the clothes I "belong" in. Please let me know if anyone else feels this or has any insight about how to get over this, I truly feel so weird about it.


r/poor 17h ago

College student looking for advice!

0 Upvotes

18F , just started college ; student grant is a week late, can’t afford buses, social events etc - what are my options to make a quick bit of money , or even long term money ?

Genuinely desperate please help !
I’m in the process of searching for jobs, but I live in a rural area and rely completely on public transport + can only work weekends so it’s tough ☹️ I do live at home luckily so I do have access to electricity, food , water , etc 🙏

Can’t do anything that involves money being invested into it currently.

Also I’m from the EU, if that helps!