avoid dept. Thats the most impotant lesson. Mr trumph didn’t learn the lesson.
Make securative savings bank account of 10.000 dollars for things you have to have. Avoid alcohol, street drugs, junkfood and cigarettes.
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Hell no. Money buys happiness. With extra money I can buy nice food, nice clothes, video games, anything really. Poverty leads to a lower standard of living and a lower quality of life.
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I’ve never been in poverty as an adult. I have made bad choices with alcohol and overspending and have got myself in debt before but I have always had the stability of having my disability benefits paid on time ever month, since I was 17 I have not experienced financial hardship like not having any money.
I’ve had an appointee 8 years who looks after my money. He’s from social services. If I needed a new iMac I could email him and he will purchase the one I want directly, he doesn’t trust me with giving me the money. I am deemed to lack capacity with my finances.
I go on at least 2/3 holidays a year. I don’t have to think about it if I have the money if I want to purchase something unless it was alot. I could always put it on credit and get my appointee to pay the instalments.
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My partner and I are not technically wealthy but we are very comfortable financially. And yes, we have an idyllic life.
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Poverty sucks. Not having food or shelter security sucks. Not being able to sleep because you have no idea how to meet your needs in the next day sucks. Not having access to the dental or medical care you need sucks.
Being poor sucks.
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I guess having a rich twin brother before he had kids (although he’s richer in other ways from having them), and having a rich combined income of my Mom and step-father before she retired too early and he divorced her made life a lot better than it should have been although there were some things that sucked about it since they helped insure I stay celibate so I wouldn’t have a kid on welfare.
@shutterbug, The way my wife and I get by so well is that we never go out anywhere for entertainment. We only rarely eat at a restaurant. We are true homebodies who never leave home except for the occasional Dr. appointment.
My wife has a car that is paid for. I don’t own a car or drive at all so, I save a lot of money that way. My wife drives me.
Also, we rarely buy anything unless it is absolutely essential. (I taught my wife that). And we rarely to never take a vacation. We’ve only been on one in the 16 years I’ve known her.
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i ve never been in poverty line thanks to my family and my wife but nowadays i m feeling poor and this make me suicidal.poverty sucks indeed.
I couldn’t imagine going without vacations.
Vacation? I spent my days off moving last year and then again this year.
Whooooooooo.
I live a great life on the pension. It’s all about disposable income. I still have enough after bills and things to spend on hobbies/interests and play sport.
So. If you have enough left over every payday then it’s not hard to live a good life. Maybe a little different from most but still one of quality.
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That is the way it is for me, too. I feel like I have a good life in spite of the fact that I am poor.
I’m so tired of being poor. I want my life to be more than work and stress.
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I don’t have any money at all. I live with my mom. I applied for SSI but they wont help me.
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