Friday, May 27, 2011

5 Things Nobody Tells You About Being Poor

5 Things Nobody Tells You About Being Poor:

Being poor is like a game of poker where if you lose, the other players get to fuck you. And if you win, the dealer fucks you.
  1. You Get Charged for Using Your Own Money
  2. There is an Industry That Profits by Keeping You Poor
  3. No Credit Can be Just as Damaging as Bad Credit
  4. Your Next Expensive Disaster is Always Around the Corner
  5. You're Always in Survival Mode

4 comments:

  1. This is my life. Being "poor" is a constant battle that wears you down and truly screws you no matter how many times you think you are finally getting somewhere. Every time there is a light at the end of the tunnel, someone blows it out. I'd like to strangle the bastard that keeps doing it ;)

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  2. Thanks for posting this Larry.

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  3. No, this is not being poor. This is being a middle class tax-paying American.

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