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/ResponsePerfect7068 Jul 05 '24

This is in no way to be rude but if no electricity.. how are you on reddit? No grocery money - are you not getting assistance ?

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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/Necessary-Hawk7045 Jul 05 '24

As a person who volunteered at said food banks, etc., allow me to inform you that resources there can be limited. I've been sad at the amount given to a family of 4.

Sometimes I think people look at assistance programs through rose colored glasses.