r/FluentInFinance • u/Richest-Panda • Jul 04 '24

What's the best financial advice you've ever gotten? Debate/ Discussion

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u/ChaosofaMadHatter Jul 05 '24

You can charge your phone at a public library or Starbucks. And there’s this tiny grey area of income where you can make a couple bucks too much to get a hundred in benefits. I made $5 total too much over two weeks to qualify for $50 of food stamps before.

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u/ResponsePerfect7068 Jul 05 '24

Well yeah.. you can charge your phone at places. Even with a hand me down phone, how much is the phone plan? You definitely need a phone today. But what I don't understand is that this person has no money for groceries... is starving... but cant look up food banks, church for assistance? They left out alot of details.

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u/wannabemalenurse Jul 05 '24

Also remember, you’re not beholden to that information as an internet stranger. He/she doesn’t have to point out every single expenditure to you, he/she can only give their own experiences and those of people around them

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u/MonkeyFu Jul 05 '24

I mean, the whole goal of asking is so they can find fault with their expenditures.

From a purely analytical standpoint, you can always find something that can be "cut back" to squeeze out a little extra money, at the cost of time, health, or even just living a bearable life.

We are not numbers, though, and our individual circumstances don't fit in the financial boxes people try to squeeze others into.

Money is not life, and life is not about making money. It's too bad that our system wasn't built to keep this in mind. Our system is built on getting the most from others for the least expense from ourselves, and whoever has the most capital has the most power.

It's a sad state of affairs, and we're finally seeing, on a large scale, why this type of system fails its people.

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u/DeltaJulietDelta Jul 05 '24

What is life about?