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graywh · 2009-06-08 23:52:51

Perhaps you should read "Why it's expensive to be poor." http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=619110

runemadsen | karma 540 | avg karma 6.21 · | 2023-01-10 03:35:45

It's expensive to be poor.

rozap | karma 1628 | avg karma 3.63 · | 2023-10-01 14:28:34

It's expensive to be poor.

jaipilot747 | karma 318 | avg karma 2.12 · | 2023-04-16 04:25:07

It is expensive to be poor.

wonderwonder | karma 10153 | avg karma 4.41 · | 2023-07-17 09:46:34

Its very expensive to be poor

PascLeRasc | karma 5795 | avg karma 3.06 · | 2019-03-04 15:19:14+00:00

There are a bunch of excellent articles exploring the concept of "it's expensive to be poor" but here's my favorite: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/0...

vvpan | karma 1695 | avg karma 3.59 · | 2019-07-23 08:07:42+00:00

Perhaps that in theory it's more expensive to be poor?

kaptain | karma 1567 | avg karma 7.0 · | 2021-06-27 12:19:31+00:00

It’s expensive to be poor.

PopeDotNinja | karma 4301 | avg karma 3.06 · | 2019-11-24 01:42:54+00:00

Being poor is expensive.

slurry | karma 694 | avg karma 2.58 · | 2014-01-14 18:11:50+00:00

Being poor is expensive.

vehementi | karma 1382 | avg karma 1.9 · | 2017-08-29 16:56:38+00:00

Being poor is expensive

AaronLasseigne | karma 186 | avg karma 3.51 · | 2020-07-29 15:15:02+00:00

Yup, being poor is expensive.

washbrain | karma 351 | avg karma 2.64 · | 2022-08-11 14:32:42

Another way it's extremely expensive to be poor.

AlexTWithBeard | karma 2020 | avg karma 2.11 · | 2019-01-22 19:18:34+00:00

Read the "being poor" article.

Conclusion: I'm poor.

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venomsnake | karma 6230 | avg karma 1.59 · | 2016-05-12 14:21:12+00:00

Being poor is very expensive. Always has been.

scollet | karma 462 | avg karma 0.65 · | 2021-11-23 13:36:11

Being poor is incredibly expensive.

zem | karma 8442 | avg karma 2.58 · | 2016-09-29 17:49:56+00:00

"expensive being poor", you mean?

baq | karma 14757 | avg karma 2.44 · | 2021-05-22 15:28:51

Or, in other words, it’s expensive to be poor.

ghaff | karma 44589 | avg karma 1.65 · | 2017-12-19 19:28:28+00:00

The reasons why it can be expensive to be poor have been studied and written about rather extensively. e.g. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-greutman/why-being-poo...

I do think many people with lower incomes budget aggressively. However, they may simply not be in a situation that they can optimize for a longer time horizon.

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kiliantics | karma 942 | avg karma 1.05 · | 2017-12-18 16:45:19+00:00

There's a great reddit comment that explains this in a relatable way. It's very expensive to be poor:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/comments/1v4t18/it_is_ex...

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