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[–] 170 points 4 months ago (23 children)

I can barely afford rent at 40; how the fuck am I going to afford to raise a kid?

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  • [–] 134 points 4 months ago (16 children)

    puts hand on shoulder son, we've got to talk about your avocado toast

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  • [–] 62 points 4 months ago (14 children)

    Don't forget all the Starbucks coffee!

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  • [–] 55 points 4 months ago (12 children)

    Instead of buying that latte, why don't you instead buy some bootstraps and pull on them

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  • [–] 35 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    For those who don't know, this phrase has come full circle.

    Image of literal bootstraps

    It started as something literally impossible. Then people started using it to say they did it anyway. Expecting what is supposed to be impossible out of people is insane.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    That phrase is just something the rich tell the poor to get them to bend over.

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  • [–] 51 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    "There's never going to be a good time for it. We didn't have a lot of money when I had mine. You just learn to sacrifice for them."

    Motherfucker, I just ate ramen for dinner.

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