People think they need more money . But what they really need is to be not stupid

Couldn't be more wrong, people need all the $$$$$ they can get especially today. Eggs...13 bucks for 18, milk over 4 bucks, gas over 4 bucks a gal, it's crazy, stupid/smart. doesn't matter at all. You need all the $$$$$ you can get, lucky for us we have $$$$$$. I pity those not as fortunate, Hard times out there,

We have been living on $200/day, for everything, for nearly a year.

Most people need more money. But probably 60-70% of them. And nearly everyone needs to be less stupid. I’m pretty convinced of that, but you may not believe me — because I myself need to be less stupid.

How do I support my super shoe addiction?

Slavery still exists because 40-60% of people are living check to check, basically. Same result aparently, they have no money prior to getting paid each week. Even if the minimum wage became 100k per hour, the cost of living would rise accordingly. The matrix wants many people living close to thw poverty line. Until the people protest this reality in mass, things will not really change.

You are correct and all of us just sucking Elon and the Dons dicks is the only solution!

Where is this ? California ? I get much better deals where I’m at

Slavery? Okay bro. Common sense is lacking in this country, not education. I see it daily on the roads, in the stores, and with these 304s I meet on the reg. How many of these 40%-60% are college educated and aren't very smart? Most of them. How many of these people living paycheck to paycheck make enough money but their spending habits are terrible? A lot of them. Probably overpaying for a car monthly. Probably at the starbucks drive-thru daily. Probably living in an overpriced apartment when a mortgage would likely be cheaper. Brush up on your slavery history because it doesn't exist today, at least not in the U.S.

I swear you two are the same person…

Some americans are terrible with money — they are not cautious enough, and they indulge their wants too often to develop much financial security.

I have known a lot of frugal people, and there is a certain amount of eccentricity in not spending the way regular people spend.

I can remember my brother owning only two pairs of work pants: a brown pair and a black pair. He figured he was a below-average dresser, but was doing the world a service, because someone‘s gotta round out the bottom quartile.

I remember Ben True once made a video or a post on twitter (no clue why I happened to come across it) about having one pair of day pants. I find that charming in a rugged way, but i realize that some people find it creepy.

meanwhile, people buy the car with the heated seats, on a payment plan.

We do need more money. Have you seen the price of eggs? Quit sending our money to foreign nations. I don't care about their feelings!

The average IQ is like 105 these days. Are you saying those people should just "be smarter" or what?

If you are saying people should make better financial decisions, you are assuming they have money to make decisions with.

The truly poor in this country are working two jobs and barely keeping their heads above water. The only thing that might bring them joy in life is their kids, which take every penny of their money.

It is never as simple as "just be smarter and have fewer kids."

theatlantic.com

The Adversity of a Child's Life in Rural Kentucky

Nadine Ajaka

In the small town of Booneville, most people live below the poverty line. A new film looks at the lives of some of its youngest residents.

Open link

The only real, non-stupid liberation from money is when a zombie or other apocalypse happens.

Then everyone just loots the gun shops and car lots, form themselves into gangs and live wild and free shooting zombies and/or each other.

Pretty soon the survivors have all the stuff they want for free

A long time ago I read about a survey which asked people how much would they need to earn to be financially secure. The typical answer was not a specific amount like $100k a year but rather, twice as much as I am earning now.

Thinking intellect trumps finances is ridiculous it does't never has and never will. Being smart and broke does not stack up to dumb and rich.

There was an author in the 90s, who used to say that she had never met anyone trying to get out of debt, or trying to make ends meet, who really was doing everything they could. i totally agree with this.

low-income people sometimes prefer to buy new rather than used. And sometimes you can save a bit of money by buying used.

low-income people sometimes buy pre-made food and consumer junk. i am not sure I‘d be buying those things if i were living with very limited funds.

low-income people sometimes have pets that they can‘t really afford. it‘s another mouth to feed, and veterinary care is not free either.

i sometimes feel that low-income folks suffer because they had no decent role models on how to be smart with money. Low-income people are sometimes children of parents who spent money foolishly and taught their kids no better.

This is exactly what you wanted. Celebrate it.

The 3 things you mentioned are things that I don't consume at all.

If you're going to name essentials, then name things that are actually essential.

It’s my issue that’s for sure

dumb as a few short bricks of wood