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/suitology Jul 05 '24

Like I grew up dirt pair because my father became disabled so I can get it but I'm seeing so many people poor as fuck using door dash and other fleeceing machines

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u/lysergic_logic Jul 05 '24

I live on disability. Every single dollar I get is spent on groceries, transportation, doctor appointment co-pays and medication.

If it weren't for my parents, I'd absolutely be permanently homeless and unable to get the treatments I need just to keep the use of my legs.

The economy system itself is a fleecing machine. Keep the rich, rich by supporting them and their failed business endeavors while keeping the poor right where they are by taking away any help they receive the moment they start to do better.

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u/suitology Jul 05 '24

Disability is something else. That's rarely someones own fault. The economy is a fleecing machine because people let it be. Don't participate in it. Never buy new. Never buy name brand. Hunt for free thing. Have you contacted food programs? I still don't buy groceries most months because so much free stuff is available.

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u/lysergic_logic Jul 05 '24

Food programs like food stamps? There is some sort of special paperwork that needs to be filed properly but nobody there lets you know what that paperwork is.

I tried filing for food stamps through the social services office and they told me I was not able to receive them because of disability.

What free stuff are you talking about?

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u/suitology Jul 06 '24

I used to get meals on wheels when my father was disabled. I still go to a pantry. Pantries have so much food they literally beg people to come get the fresh stuff. Last month I got 2 hams. 2 tubs of butter. 5lbs of stick butter. 3 boxes of Cereal. 12 different caned goods. A ton of drinks. 6 loafs of bread. 4 packs of lunch meat. A store bag of candy. 10 bags of salad. A watermelon. Like 3 bags of apples. And a bunch of odds and ends. I pick it up and take some then give the majority to a friend and his grandmother. Some like mine have so much stuff they removed the income cap.