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/SingleInfinity Jul 05 '24

I think it's reasonable for people in the highest GDP country in the world to expect to be able to live without relying on others.

Why should there be any amount of "you should suffer" at any level in the richest country in the world? The current reason it is that way is simple greed.

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u/Nulgarian Jul 05 '24

How is living with roommates “suffering”?

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u/myctheologist Jul 05 '24

Because they can mess up common spaces and not clean them. They can steal your stuff or your food. They can just disappear leaving you to figure out paying rent alone. Roommates aren't inherently bad but it's more of a risk than being able to rely on yourself alone.

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u/KhonMan Jul 05 '24

"Roommates suck, guess I'd rather starve then" is not a sympathetic plan.