Like, since being converted to communism, and even before, when I read the banksy quote about how advertising has no right to be there in the first place. It's astounding just how often money is tied into the human experience. We bring it up all the damn time, about what's a smart way to spend money, what's a not-smart way, "a fool and his money are soon parted," there's sayings about it. It's just kinda depressing. Like, before I got converted, I remember, I would dream about all the cars I would buy if I won the lottery. How I wouldn't be "dumb" like those other lottery winners and "waste it" on stupid stuff. I don't know. Just stream-of-consciousness writing at this point.
I’m so fucking bad with money. Ugh. My brain just can’t grasp the understanding of it and no matter how much I make I can’t hold onto it. Shit sucks.
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This might be cliche, so im sorry, but whats helped me is just waiting a day and thinking on it. I've made more than my fair share of impulse buys, but when I give myself time it usually doesn't seem as urgent.
When I get my paychecks I put money towards bills, pay of my credit cards, restock my checking and all the rest is saving.
Whatever I have to get in the next 2 weeks is limited by what's in my checking. This saved my ass when paying off student loans.
Once you start saving more it becomes satisfying in its own right and its easier not to spend on frivolous things
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er not nearly at the same rates though.
It's far easier to cook a pork chop on your pan at home, than it is to pay for gasoline, drive to a restaurant, order a pork chop and wait 20 mins for it to arrive, and then pay $25 + tip for a $5 pork chop.
The only extra work you'd do at home is washing a few dishes, which I realize is a chore but if you just rinse them right after use it's not too soul crushing
maybe if you're making some really involved stuff with a ton of spices like Indian dishes or dumplings or something, but for 98% of western cuisine, which is basically just butter+garlic+parsley+thyme, it's just actually easier at home.
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Not everyone (hardly anyone?) is within 5 minutes walking distance of a restaurant. Longer than that and many will have to put up with the US antics of no sidewalks, walking on the road, and getting harrassed (or killed) by the police on the way there
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Yes. The shiny cool cars the entrepreneurs over here flaunt, they're all leased from the bank.
Just to expand on my point: I actually have no problems with "saving money." It's a human construct concept entirely, the idea of "accumulating wealth." But, yeah, I don't smoke, I don't gamble, I rarely drink, but I barely had enough money to cover my bills in America. For the last few months I've been in full degenerate mode, living off my parents' money. Which I think they kind of owe me for bringing me into this world, but that's another point. But I still find the constant discussions about money to be tiresome, and wonder why the subject is taboo when we love talking about it so much. In Australia now, where it's a little better. A little.
My parents think I deserve to suffer more than what they already put me through. My father who I don’t speak to me always told me how important it was for me to go through hardship. Had plenary of money to make sure I was taken care of, but then how would I learn any “lessons” in life. Right before I was supposed to go to college they both got rid of the language in the parenting plan that said they had to both pay 50% of my tuition.
I do struggle with saving money and for a while I was spending it all on weed. One of the big reasons I quit which was overall good for me.
The bourgeoisie use the discussion of money to keep the proletariat lusting after them. The moment you turn the conversation into disdain or questioning motives they pull the rug out and make you feel like a bitter loser for not wanting to be them. And in the U.S. the workers falls for it all the time. That’s why they don’t ask each other how much they make or if they do the conversation gets awkward quickly.
im sorry but what thef uck is a parenting plan? like a contract?
When your parents are separated and go to court for legal custody a contract of the rules for custody are agreed upon by the parents and the court.
ahh gotcha
hope everything works out
Life keeps moving along. I’m still very privileged and I appreciate everything I have. More of an example of how capitalism corrupts what’s important and what people value.
In the US, half of adults under 30 live with their parents. Just the way it is.