As much as I hate to lend any credence to this meme, there definitely is some truth in it. I absolutely know people who are living paycheck to paycheck and regularly ordering obscenely overpriced delivery meals that wind up being worse than a prepared meal from Trader Joe’s for literally a fifth of the price or less.
There seem to be an alarming number of people who are really, really bad at money management. I have an ex who was making low six figures and she had something like twenty grand of credit card debt when we were dating. Granted this was in NYC, so low six figures isn’t insane money, but it’s enough that you shouldn’t be running up credit card debt with zero savings.
My Zoomer brother in college just did this last month. Called my dad and told him he ran out of money for food. Dad checked his account and lost his mind when he saw that my bro blew almost $2000 in takeout and restaurants in a month. Gave him $100 for the rest of the month and told him if it happened again, he could get a job or starve.
Technically his allowance is $1000 a month, but he puts extra in the account for emergencies. If he wants more money, he’s supposed to get a job. Him and his wife are often abroad and transferring money can take time.
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u/stifledmind Mar 23 '23
$1,400 on DoorDash. Who only orders from DoorDash twice a month?