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A Boring Dystopia
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Then you've never been poor and living paycheck to paycheck.
There are times when it's either find a loan from someone or not eat for two weeks because something in your house broke and that's unfortunately a reality for many Americans including myself at one time.
I understnd financing. The problem is financing groceries. So you cover the unexpected and finance groceries. what about next month?! Unless you get a way to make more money to cover the difference you going ro have to finance again plus interests
Welcome to the Sam Vimes Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness.
That's the kind of choice of surviving that comes with living while poor in America that happens way, way too often.
Girl, if they don't eat they won't make it to next month! This isn't a financial decision, it's a survival decision.