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I wanted to talk about being broke vs being poor. It's easy to feel like shit when you're broke but it still doesn't compare to being poor. I've been both and it really hurts being poor and it's on another level compared to just being broke.
The point is I think people take it for granted and complain that they're broke when there's millions of other people suffering every single day because they're actually poor. If you've never been poor but you have been broke, you probably think you know what it feels like to be poor, when you still have no real idea unless you've experienced it yourself.
That's really all I have to say about it, but here are couple examples of "broke" vs "poor" to try and put things in perspective.
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When you're broke you can maybe only go/order out to eat once this week instead of the 2 or 3 times you might otherwise.
When you're poor you might be able to do it once every month or two if you have a half way reliable vehicle. But wait, if you go out you won't have enough gas money for the rest of the week. So there goes that. So you get some Dominoes instead, or maybe buy a name brand frozen pizza like a Tombstone the next time you can get to the store. This is a special thing when you're poor.
When you're broke you have to choose from a bunch of food you don't really like until it's grocery day again. The food isn't even that terrible it's just not what you particularly wanted, like your sweets/snacks that disappear after a couple days.
When you're poor and out of food you can't have cereal because there's no more milk. You can't have a sandwich because there's no lunch meat (there's hardly ever any lunch meat, you can't afford that kind of thing). You get mad about it and you end up eating a peanut butter and jelly sandw....nevermind there's no fucking jelly, either. So you get a peanut butter sandwich and a cup of water.
When you're broke you max out your credit cards and are upset you can't buy even more shit you didn't actually need anyway. There goes the family vacation funds if it gets too bad.
When you're poor you can't get a credit card to begin with. Your family vacation is more likely a trip to the gas station to pick out a candy bar. Oh special day. Maybe if you're lucky you have a family member that is practically rich (compared to yourself) and they take you out for a special day. Those times really are a special day and will be remembered.
When you're broke you might have to save up for a second pair of shoes or put them on a credit card.
When you're poor you get Payless shoes or maybe even some name brand shoes from a garage sale if you're lucky. Then you have to wear them until they literally fall apart and you get teased by your peers with the Jordans.
The point is I think people take it for granted and complain that they're broke when there's millions of other people suffering every single day because they're actually poor. If you've never been poor but you have been broke, you probably think you know what it feels like to be poor, when you still have no real idea unless you've experienced it yourself.
That's really all I have to say about it, but here are couple examples of "broke" vs "poor" to try and put things in perspective.
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When you're broke you can maybe only go/order out to eat once this week instead of the 2 or 3 times you might otherwise.
When you're poor you might be able to do it once every month or two if you have a half way reliable vehicle. But wait, if you go out you won't have enough gas money for the rest of the week. So there goes that. So you get some Dominoes instead, or maybe buy a name brand frozen pizza like a Tombstone the next time you can get to the store. This is a special thing when you're poor.
When you're broke you have to choose from a bunch of food you don't really like until it's grocery day again. The food isn't even that terrible it's just not what you particularly wanted, like your sweets/snacks that disappear after a couple days.
When you're poor and out of food you can't have cereal because there's no more milk. You can't have a sandwich because there's no lunch meat (there's hardly ever any lunch meat, you can't afford that kind of thing). You get mad about it and you end up eating a peanut butter and jelly sandw....nevermind there's no fucking jelly, either. So you get a peanut butter sandwich and a cup of water.
When you're broke you max out your credit cards and are upset you can't buy even more shit you didn't actually need anyway. There goes the family vacation funds if it gets too bad.
When you're poor you can't get a credit card to begin with. Your family vacation is more likely a trip to the gas station to pick out a candy bar. Oh special day. Maybe if you're lucky you have a family member that is practically rich (compared to yourself) and they take you out for a special day. Those times really are a special day and will be remembered.
When you're broke you might have to save up for a second pair of shoes or put them on a credit card.
When you're poor you get Payless shoes or maybe even some name brand shoes from a garage sale if you're lucky. Then you have to wear them until they literally fall apart and you get teased by your peers with the Jordans.
