• percent@infosec.pub
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    3 days ago

    …You assume that I haven’t? I originally had to learn to budget when I was making less than minimum wage, to avoid homelessness. Budgeting can be even more important with less money.

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      2 days ago

      You can’t budget your way out of poverty. If income doesn’t cover base survival, you simply are fucked.

      There are surely people out there whose failure to plan has put them into a horrible and avoidable situation. But there are many more who make good choices and still end up horribly in debt. And for them, what’s the point? Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.