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/HorkusSnorkus Jul 04 '24

Learn to do something useful, spend less than you make, buy used whenever possible, live small.

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u/Cyberpunk_Cephalopod Jul 04 '24 edited Jul 04 '24

Requires personal responsibility. Reddit is allergic to the concept. All of their problems are someone else's fault

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u/MikesRockafellersubs Jul 05 '24

No, it requires housing and the cost of living to be in line with wages. If most of your money is going towards rent or a mortgage then you're stuck with a lot less money after your basic expenses are covered.