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5 Things Nobody Tells You About Being Poor (Original Post)
libodem
May 2014
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Who was this article aimed at? And who wrote it?
I'm poor, and I've known this for years.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)5. it's cracked.com. Just another one of their lists, like
top 10 Kardashian moments and top 15 celebs who shouldn't have gotten plastic surgery.
Warpy
(111,261 posts)2. All of that is absolutely true.
Another thing nobody tells you is that it's boring. With your only entertainment outlet the public library and that library discarding books in favor of computers, you start to go a little bonkers.
AnneD
(15,774 posts)3. And they didn't even touch on...
the two tier's of justice in this country. If you are poor you pay for court costs, fees if you miss a payment, bail (rich get out on their own recognizance).
Get with a credit union if you can. I would like to see a Poor Peoples Credit Union to take a slice out of the predatory bankers.
raccoon
(31,110 posts)4. C'mon, let's get this on Greatest! recd. nt