Right. These people don’t know about loans. Or grants, or paying as you go. I was poor the while way thru college. One night I ate uncooked stuffing for dinner. Lol. It sucked. I lived off of the dollar store and 1 dollar bag of egg noodles, 1 dollar can of spaghetti sauce and butter and salt. Or ghetto pizza (saltines, 1 dab of spaghetti sauce per, sprinkle cheese onto, microwave)

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It’s not stupid, it’s proof that people can do it. You all just want “poor me” instead of taking accountablility and responsibility for your own situations. ANYONE who doesn’t have a physical deformity or extremely low IQ can join the military and pick a job that doesn’t involve getting your face blown off to get out of poverty. ANYONE. You guys are full of excuses.

I never said don’t be poor in the first place. You are just making shit up. You can not get trapped by the system by being a law abiding citizen.

Lemmy feels way more neckbeardy… because it is.

Also it was a tech school not a university. Pretty affordable and fast track to a job.

Yep grants work and my single mother cosigned for the rest. Hard to imagine when you are lazy and can’t do anything for yourself, I know. Got the rest paid when I joined the military, tho you could go to the miliary first to get there as well , if you weren’t all soft as baby shit, that is.

Yes, but that is not what we are discussing. Homelessness is not a situation where you can just go out and get a job or several other things. I’m talking about poor people who have a residence and running water for a shower. If you have those things, getting a job or several is significantly easier. Homelessness is in a category of its own when it comes to difficulty getting back on your feet. I acknowledge that.

Next you are going to say “what about mentally ill, learning disabilities… etc.” Not what we are discussing.

I’m speaking specifically in the US and we are talking about being poor, not homeless. That is a little different. No one in this conversation is sitting on a pc or phone or laptop from a fucking tent in the Phillipines. Quit moving goalposts to fit your narrative.

I’ve been poor. Maybe you are the one who doesn’t know what you are talking about then.

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I save a lot of money because I have dental insurance. Lol. Fuckface.

I was just speaking in general

Yes, take steps to not be poor. I did it and anyone else can too. The rest is just excuses.

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I was poor. I’m not poor anymore. I went to college, 9/11 happened, went to the military immediately after college, paid off my college via the military, got into IT having never went to college for the field, killed myself to learn, worked 60+ hours for 8 years to excel in the field, now I’m comfortable. I’m working on being a millionaire first ;)

Poverty is impossible to escape?!?! You are such a shitty enabler. Wow man. You know how you escape poverty? Staying in school, trying and working. More than 1 job sometimes when it requires it. What a load of BS.

Lmao I’m a libertarian because I expect people to not commit crimes and pay their fines…? Holy fuck you people are morons.