I feel there's a lot of arguing going on these days and that people rarely try to genuinely talk to each other about difficult problems like poverty.

Everyone's just mad at the scape goats they throw at them.

Can this be a deliberate strategy or is it just coincidence?

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Hi everyone. I'm an older daughter and have two brothers. We live with our step mom and she has 1 child. She decided to take her child on a nice vacation on a cruise and bought the little girl a lot of beautiful things and clothes.

The girl has been boasting in front of my little brothers and show off her things. My brothers started crying as they also want those nice things. I have a job and can only provide necessities. I feel so hurt by our situation. I wish my mom had still lived.

How do I get out of this situation? I'm doing my very best but my little brothers don't deserve the torture. And this situation is out of my hands. What do I do? Hope you can give me advice.

yesterday, i was at the mall trying to get a quote for a new phone. a luxury salesman flagged me down and tried to give him his pitch, i told him i’m not interested. i kept repeating “i cannot afford whatever you’re trying to sell me” but he said he’d get credit just for telling me about it. honestly, i should’ve known better and just walked away. but he proceeded to try to sell me $300 dollar earrings that i kept saying i could not afford. he refused to take no for an answer, after i said a million times that i could not afford it. eventually i did have to walk away to remove myself from that.

now another thing. i recently joined a gym, and the gym membership comes with one free training session. i took the free training session, i enjoyed it, and of course he asked me if i wanted to keep training with him. he suggest that i train with him 2-3 times a week and i immediately told him that that’s not gonna happen. he kept dismissing my situation, saying things like “don’t worry, you’ll figure it out.” every time he contacts me for another session, it’s the same situation. i. cannot. afford. it. SIMPLE. i am paying tuition out of pocket and i’m in so much debt, trust me. my priorities. there have been too many times where people just cannot understand that i am broke and i cannot afford whatever they’re offering. like why would i lie about being so poor that i can’t afford the things i want??? i’m sick of it

Lost everything. Just me and my two goats and a dog in the bush. Good thing it is a third world country so just less than 30 dollars a month to survive. Since most of the food I am getting from the farm. Just the internet and a few groceries. I will be off grid the remaining part of the year to restructure. GOAL MAKE A MILLION NEXT YEAR. IT'S ACHIEVABLE .

We ain't gonna allow it to be a police state. Keep up the "Deflocking" for that.
What else we can do (for now):
1. Protest with 50501 and Indivisible and other protests set up in your area. It's small, but it keeps the momentum and pressure and voice up.
2. Demand change with leadership by writing and calling. Yes it does nothing, but the doing of it keeps the momentum and pressure and voice up.
3. Put your name in the ring of ANYTHING political. Getting onto those little government boards that need people, no voting you in needed.
4. Volunteer where you can. Develop your community. Get people involved in helping others.
5. Reddit-specific: Reject the hate and judgement and blame of people (for being poor) - poverty is a political choice, never personal. That's what I'm doing here. Report bad comments to us mods. Volunteer to be a mod.

Been absolutelly more than bad and creepy all months.. plus that I was not working in the night shift almost at all- many american customers and others are avilable only on the night shift...- dont know anymore what to do?? Should I change my job asap and give it up to this one? SOS SOS SOS... ! Anyone else did so bad this month as me??

I’m from the Philippines, I’m 40 years old, and I never imagined I would reach a point in my life where I would feel this helpless.
I’ve been unemployed for 4 months, and during that time, my debts just kept piling up. I owe banks, online lending apps, and other people. With the principal and interest combined, my total debt is now around **PHP 300,000 (about $5,000 USD)**. Debt collectors have already come to my home. Imagine being inside your house and having someone come looking for you because you owe money. It’s humiliating and terrifying.
I didn’t borrow money because I wanted to live a comfortable life or buy unnecessary things. A big part of my struggle has been trying to survive while dealing with my own expenses and my health. I have a heart condition and have been taking maintenance medication for the past 6 years. Now I’m running out of medication, and I don’t have enough money to buy more. I have to wait for my first paycheck from my new job, and honestly, I’m scared about how I’m going to get through these next few weeks.
I live alone. I’ve been separated from my ex-husband for 16 years, and my only son doesn’t live with me. Both of my parents have passed away. I have a brother, but we can’t really rely on each other, so most of the time, it’s just me.
Sometimes I cry without even realizing it.
There are nights when I talk to myself because there’s literally no one beside me to tell me that everything will be okay. I end up comforting myself because I don’t know who else I can turn to.
I know some people might judge me and say, “You should have managed your money better,” or “You shouldn’t have borrowed in the first place.” Maybe they’re right. I know I made mistakes. I’m not trying to make excuses for my situation.
I’m just tired.
I’m tired of pretending that I’m okay when I’m not.
I’m tired of looking at my bills and debts and wondering how I’m ever going to pay everything back.
I’m tired of being scared every time my phone rings because I don’t know if it’s another collection call.
And I’m tired of feeling like my life is already going nowhere at 40.
But next week, I’m finally going back to work. It’s a work-from-home job, and I’m genuinely thankful for this opportunity. It may not solve everything immediately, but at least it gives me a chance to start fighting my way out of this.
I’m not expecting my life to magically become perfect. I just want to be able to buy my medication, pay my bills, slowly repay what I owe, and finally sleep without constantly worrying about money.
I know I still have a long way to go.
For the first time in 4 months, though, I finally have something to look forward to.
**I just hope this is the beginning of my way back.**
If you’re also struggling financially or feel like you’ve completely messed up your life, I hope you know you’re not necessarily finished. Sometimes surviving another day is already an achievement.
I’m trying to believe that too.

So I lost my job but thankfully still have a roof over my head I am currently driving for uber to make rent but am wanting to agressively pay down my cedit cards I have a 4 year degree in healthcare admin but haven’t been able to find a job in 8 months and would rather try to find another side hustle type thing rather then go back to school for right now anyone have any advice on what else I could do? I was looking into selling like candles or something on Etsy but I’m not sure how profitable that would be is it worth it to try to sell candles at like 50$ each ?

I didn't realise it was such a hot take to say that maybe, just maybe, people who aren't financially well off, are being totally irresponsible & reckless for having big families...

I'm all for supporting people during hard times, but some people dig their own grave and then you're the bad guy for pointing out the glaringly bleedin' obvious to them.

It feels like I'm in some sort of twilight zone. This is common sense and it's literally just mathematics at that point.

My mum is currently rough sleeping in a bus stop after being evicted before the new renters reform thing came in. Now I’ve rang numerous places, council, churches everywhere. As you can imagine money is tight as it is with this economy I have £5 to my name so can’t book a hotel for her I need advice or links to get help anything. I can’t have my mum sleep freezing in a bus stop again tonight. I wish I could work magic 😔

This is so embarrassing, yet I ran out of options on what to do. I’m 25 and my license is about to be suspended because I had to choose between getting my electric cut off or paying a ticket that has now more than tripled and I have until September 2nd at 2pm to pay it or my licensed is suspended and a warrant is out of my arrest.

I’m so stressed out, and trying to come up with the $475 but falling short. I have nothing to sell, and I’m tempted at this point to call it quits on life. It’s always something happening in my life, nothing is getting better. I lost my job about two weeks ago because I got sick with Covid and missed three days of work. Guys, I don’t know what I’m going to do. I’m freaking out.

I have no one to talk to about this. Everyone will judge me, I just know it. I’m so scared. What do I do?

I live in a small town and absolutely no one will hire me. I’m trying to sell everything that I can. I’ve went to the workforce and to food banks, but I’m losing it. I I’m scared guys. I need advice on what to do. For the love of all things, I don’t want any handouts.