People Break Down The Most Expensive Mistakes They've Ever Made
Reddit user lugulaga asked: 'What is your most expensive mistake?'
When COVID first got bad, and my job became WFH, I didn't know the extent of it and thought we'd only be out for a few weeks, so even though I moved home because there were fewer cases in my hometown, I didn't give up my apartment, thinking I'd be back soon.
At the same time, I decided to go back to school, so I was paying both tuition and rent for a place I wasn't living in. It took about six months for me to realize COVID wasn't short-lived, and I let my apartment go. I wish I had known that before.
It definitely could've been worse, but I still did lose a lot of money for no reason.
To date, this is the most expensive mistake I have ever made, and hopefully, it always will be.
Redditors are no stranger to expensive mistakes, and they are ready to share their own.
It all started when Redditor lugulaga asked:
"What is your most expensive mistake?"
Locked Out
"I moved in with the wrong people and lost 95% of my posessions. It's a long f**ked up story but basically they changed the locks while I was at work and I couldn't get to anything that proved I lived there and then they moved everything in a day with a moving service. I can't even track them down because they were using false names and were apparently subletting instead of owning and they used false names when they rented the property. It was the most f**ked I've ever been in my life."
"I haven't found hide nor hair of them since...I suspect they hauled off across the country..."
– nmeofst8
Buy For The Future
"Not buying a house when I was in the 3rd grade."
– LittleAmiDrummer
"Same. I saved my money for Ninja Turtles and Transformers. I should have be looking at the big picture."
– Smooth_Riker
"No joke, I had passed on buying a house a $45k because I thought "It will be fine I'll buy a house later." The same house is worth $200k+ now. It would be paid off by now if I had just gone through with it 😭"
– Looptydude
Didn't Last
"Selling my condo 8 years ago to move in with my now ex gf."
– Schumi_jr05
"I hear ya on that one"
– Ari2079
Unnecessary?
"Student loans"
– skinnipig
"This is it. I, among many I’m guessing, got my job without the need of my degree. It might’ve helped. But it didn’t help worth the amount of debt I’m in."
– CDawgbmmrgr2
"I was working for over 15 years in ten different jobs before an employer went and verified my degree."
– IrateGuy
Hurricane Wife
"Marrying my wife."
"She's like tropical storm - came wild and wet, and when she left, she took the house and the car."
"I wish that was a joke, but wasn't."
– spenalzo666
"Same here. My ex was horrible with finances, ended up being in 5-digit credit card debt, filed for bankruptcy, etc.. She almost had her car repossessed after she spent $2,000 to get it fixed and had two payments left on it (seriously???)."
"After the divorce, I ended up with about 1/4 of my 401K, I (voluntarily) gave up the house (I was moving back home anyway). She continued to rack up charges on my credit card (it had a low limit anyway) even though she was no longer authorized."
"Luckily, here I am 10 years later and much better off financially."
– draggar
Throwing Away Money
"In 2009 (or so, can't remember the date, but sometime between 2008-2011) my buddy got really into Bitcoin."
"It was back when bitcoin cost like, $5 per coin."
"I didn't understand it, I still don't really understand it. But back then, I had no desire to learn about this thing that seemed like a fad/scam."
"He did, however, convince me to invest, if only to shut him up."
"So I threw $50 his way and told him to get me 9-10, and he set me up with the bitcoins, and put them on a USB for me. Which, again, is another thing I didn't really understand or care about."
"So I tossed that usb in a box and didn't give a sh*t about it."
"When I later moved, I was packing things, and came across the usb I had labeled with something stupid. I still didn't care about bitcoin, and offered it to the guys I was living with."
"I remember one of them saying "dude, are you sure, bitcoin is at 10$.""
"I truly didn't care enough to learn about bitcoin, or even what to do with the usb to get the bitcoins off of it (or whatever you do with it) to bother figuring out how to recoup my $50 so I shrugged, tossed it at him, and moved out."
"Queue... the years that followed when I learned that my apathy and laziness had me give away what could have been today, something like $350,000cad, or closer to $850,000 at it's peak."
"So, yeah."
"My biggest financial mistake was giving away that $50. Could have really used that $50 over the years."
– Clay_Puppington
Lost Keys
"I was a head housekeeper at a small but very popular niche hotel. And expensive. I lost the master set of keys that could access every room in the place. My boss was on a 2 week trip in Africa and couldn't be reached. I had to use the company card to get a locksmith to replace all the locks on the doors quickly, because at that point, I didn't know if the keys had been swiped or if I had left them somewhere by accident..can't really f**k around with that though. I'm not gonna be responsible for someone getting murdered because I was too cheap to fix my mistake. It cost a ton of money. Boss was irate, but didn't fire me."
"Two days later I cleaned out my purse to switch it. Found the keys had slipped into a hole I didn't know was there in the liner.... never told a f**kin soul till just now."
– Friendly_Afternoon19
That Company Sure Grew
"I'm in Finance. I bought 100 shares of a little company because it pissed me off that Blockbuster charged me $88 in late fees. With this I could watch them whenever I wanted for a flat fee each month and as a bonus, they actually mailed the DVD's to you in the mail...you didn't have to drive to town and go inside and rent them. I thought it was a cool idea. We didn't really have much money back then so when we budgeted poorly I sold them for a $2000 profit. Was kinda happy about too lol."
"Damn, Netflix....I sure could use that $700,000 I missed out on 🥲"
– Dad_Is_Mad
We'll Make You A Star!
"I don't know if this is still a thing, but back when I was a kid, there were these "talent agents" that would "hire you" because you had the looks/talent to be a star. This was just a scam for you to pay them a bunch of money ( i think it ended up costing my parents around a grand) for acting classes that weren't real classes and other random fees."
– Crazy_Stable1731
"I knew someone that did this. I was there when someone said, "if they think your kid is so talented why arent they paying you?""
"Obviously real celebrities need to have an agent, and pay them, but the look on the woman's face when that was asked was pretty telling that she hadn't realized she was being conned."
– PumpkinPieIsGreat
"I would have these people walk up to me and hand me a card literally every time I went to Astroworld when I was a teenager. In my head I was always like "sweet! Easy gig, free money!" But my dad always shot it down and said it was all just a scam and wouldn't let me pursue it. Stupid parents always being right..."
– SweetCosmicPope
Time To Move To Canada
"As a newly wed, my wife felt very strongly that we get adequate health insurance. We had some from my work but it wasn't enough. We got a $4k check for a tax return and started shopping.. we found an agent, asked for a good year policy and paid him $4k. We paid for a year in full."
"The moment the check clears, the new policy sends us a letter saying that everything we thought we were paying for was no longer covered because we had another (primary) policy and would only cover certain events when my other crappy policy reached the out-of-pocket maximum of like $10k.. I paid $4k extra and still didn't have affordable access to regular Dr visits or preventive care."
"This was American Family Insurance. Absolute scam artists."
– Firebolt164
Pretty Packaging
"Renovating my house before selling it. In the end, the renovations didn't increase the selling price a bit. Now the new owners have an amazing house and I don't have the money I was going to use to renovate my own."
"Renovate a house for yourself, not someone else."
– capilot
That Tracks
"I don't feel comfortable telling you the names of my kids"
– flaming_poop_chute
Yeah, there are few things less expensive than a child. Luckily, they're also a blessing, so it should even out!
People Explain How They Climbed Out Of Poverty
Reddit user fromTheYear3969 asked: 'How did you come out of poverty/being broke?'
No one chooses to live in poverty.
It's one of the great injustices of the world that people find themselves in, often through no fault of their own.
Sadly, for the majority of people, poverty is permanent.
There are those, however, who have managed to defy the odds and climb up out of poverty.
If these people don't necessarily become millionaires, they still manage to have food in their refrigerators, and a roof over their heads.
A luxury they at one point never dreamed of having.
Redditor fromTheYear3969 was curious to hear the stories of people who achieved this remarkable accomplishment, leading them to ask:
"How did you come out of poverty/being broke?"
Hard Work And Dedication
"I was homeless, bouncing from shelter to shelter."
"One day my cousin took me with him to a place called Labor-Ready."
"It's just a place where construction companies etc. pick up a day laborer, and at the end of the day you go back to the office and they cut you a cheque for the day's work."
"Well when I got to that jobsite, the other punks I was working with from the agency were lazy and slow and complaining all day, barely doing anything."
"It pissed me off."
"We were hired to work."
"So I worked my absolute guts out."
"We were digging mud out of the basement of an abandoned farm house that was being restored."
'The boss came during the day and saw me carrying 2 steel 5 gallon pails filled to the top with mud up the stairs and out the back door constantly."
"While the other two were barely filling one 2 gallon drywall mud pail."
"He took me aside and said 'You're not going back to the agency tomorrow, you're hired'."
"From there I continued to work my guts out for him and eventually was promoted from laborer to a carpenters apprentice."
"I learned a few trades there since they were a general contractor."
"From there I moved on to other companies and continued learning new trades."
"Today I'm a jack of all trades, making good pay."
"I do everything. Windows and doors, flooring, brick and concrete repair, drywall, mud and tape, tile, siding and aluminum, you name it."
"I've got my own brand new van, fully kitted out with all the best tools I could possibly need to do any job."
"And my work is appreciated because I am meticulous and hard working."
"And that's how I went from pinching out of weed bags and sleeping at a mission to owning a house and vehicles with a good job."- Response-Cheap
Act Like Nothing Changed
"Finished grad school, got a decent paying job, but continued to largely live as if I was broke."- AgingLemon
"live like I'm still paycheck to paycheck."- Enshu
For Love AND Money
"Married my way out of it."
"I had no idea her family were doing well because they live so frugally, but when I moved in with them to 'save money' after marrying her as they put it, I was put in charge of managing everyone's bills and credit cards."
'When I saw my father and mother in laws bank accounts, I at first thought it was a mistake, but when I raised it with my wife she was like like no that sounds normal."
"I nearly fainted."
"I know for bloody sure that their grandkids are going to want for nothing."- An_Draoidh_Uaine
Wasn't Afraid To Ask For Help
"Sacrificed comfort and focused on getting the bare minimum of what I need and how to get more money."
"I at ramen and bread, slept outside, and took a shower when I could."
"I got a job at Wal-Mart, then Ross, the clothing store."
"Found a cheap motel to stay at with the girlfriend and we scrimped and saved."
"But $33 a night on a $50 a day salary eats at you and it was impossible to save."
"Like it would have been years before I could have afforded just a car to make sure I got to work on time."
"So I moved into my fathers place and could save up for a car."
'They paid for my TESOL and I used a lifetime of miles from flying between my mother and father to get a ticket to Poland, sold the car and found myself eating potatoes in Polska till i got a job teaching English."
"Then the gold(PLN) was steady."
"Moral of this story is that poverty is a scary f*cking thing and its really hard to get out of it without friends and family."
"There's no easy way out and the longer you're there the deeper the holes get especially if you start borrowing money."
"I still like to travel on nothing sometimes though."
"Hitch-hike, couchsurf, and eat nothing but bread for months."- Mixedstereotype
Never Underestimate The Importance Of Social Skills
"Being at the right place, at the right time, talking to the right people."
"You can be the most talented person in the world, but if you don't know how to play the social game, and have a lot of luck it sadly isn't going to happen."- ClearRefrigerator519
Strived For Something Better
"I grew up with drug addicted/alcoholic parents."
"I've worked every day since I was 16 and stay far away from my family."
"My wife and kids are my rock and keep me working hard and pushing to be better."
"Pro tip: leave your small town and never look back."
"Take control and grab life by the horns."- ForlornCouple
Never Took One Day For Granted
"Read, learned, exercised, went to night school, got a GED went to university (got a loan for that) learned to live on beans and rice for 6 years got a contract job in my industry worked, studied, learned took every minute of work that came my way."
"Gained the trust of the middle class people around me, made them believe I wasn't some white trash loser, read learned exercised, saved up $10,000 started my own buisness, struggled for years, failed many times and finally got here."
"I am 52 and still working 6 days a week 12 hours a day."
"Sad but true."
"No easy options for me, unfortunately."- lostinKansai
Work, Work Work...
"I went back to school at 24 to get a degree in cs, got an internship at a big tech company and converted it to a full time offer at the end of the internship."
"Now I make insane money."
"I worked full time with a lot of mandatory over time during the entire period I was in college.'
"It was brutal, but ended up being worth it."- Pwnskies
Took Advantage Of Opporuntiy
"Grew up poor."
"I am good at learning and my country has affordable education."
"Getting into university is a matter of getting a diploma from the right level high school, which I did."
'I then went to university and got a good job."
"I now pay more in taxes than my education cost the government."
"It should be that simple anywhere."- Xaphhire
Figured Out Who Their Real Friends Were.
"Might sound harsh, but I dropped the group of people I was hanging with."
"They all had no aspirations or drive to do anything or get out of the small town we grew up in."
"I knew that if I stayed in that circle of people, I wouldn’t go or do anything with my life."
"That was 8 years ago now."
"I got a college degree, have my own house, and make $120k a year."
"Everyone back at home that I left still isn’t doing anything."- HackJarlow23
One sobering thought after reading all these inspiring stories.
If all the world's billionaires each donated a small percentage of their massive fortunes, they could actually end world hunger.
And yet...
No two people have the same relationship with money.
There are those who grew up learning the true value of money, saving every penny whenever possible, and spending as little as they possibly can and need to.
Then there are those who see money as no object and spend large amounts without a second thought... even if they aren't nearly as good at making money as they are at spending it.
As a result, these people often find themselves looking back at some past, ill-thought financial decisions with nothing but regret, wishing they listened to the warnings of their concerned friends and family members.
Redditor BasalTripod9684 was eager to hear the most ill-advised financial decisions the Reddit community ever witnessed someone else do, leading them to ask:
"What's the worst financial decision you've seen someone make?"
Did The Wedding Even Happen?
"I knew someone who got a loan for their wedding, but decided to blow it all at a casino."
"Now they have a loan for 20k to pay off and nothing to show for it."- armbar222
Has He Ever Head Of Brita?
"A friend of mine who is very bad with money and his girlfriend bought some sort of water filtration system from a door to door salesman."
"He has to pay something like $300/month for this filtration system."
"He was all stoked because it came with a free set of pots and pans."
'Fast forward a year and his girlfriend has broken up with him, moved out of the house, and he's had to sell his home because he can't afford to live there."
"The water filtration system is now sitting in a storage unit where he still pays $300/month for it because he's on a 2 or 3 year contract (sorry the details are fuzzy)."
"We have great water quality in my area."- Anin1987
Overtime and Salary Are Two Different Things...
"A coworker I used to have worked every second of overtime he could for several years to save up for a house."
"When he applied for the house loan, he based his mortgage payment on all of the overtime he had been working."
"I tried to tell him that wasn't a good idea but he didn't want to hear it."
"He ended up divorced a few years later because his wife got tired of him always working."- rubysundance
No One Is Invincible, Even The Yankees...
"A guy in my fraternity got 30k for an undisclosed reason, I’m guessing a family death or something and he bet it all on the Yankees winning one game."
"They lost."- bulbipicg
Collecting Dust, Right Next To Their Pogs and Tamagotchis...
"A dude who owned a small convenience store in our town spent like $20,000 on fidget spinners."
"He was posting for like a year begging people to buy them as he would lose his business and his marriage was falling apart due to it."- Solid_Internal_9079
Kind Of Amazing This Loan Was Approved...
"My supervisor took out a loan against their 401k to pay their rent because 'their credit cards were maxed'."
"Two weeks later, they bought a brand new 60k Lincoln with basically nothing down because 'her daughter just had a baby and I need a bigger car for that'."- ErraticA09
GIF by Matea RadicGiphyJealousy Isn't A Good Color On Anyone...
"My maternal grandmother bought an 8-plex to avoid capital gains when she sold her large house."
"The apartment complex was in the red and needed a lot of repairs."
"She hired my father to do them and be on-site manager."
"The place started making money."
"My mom (divorced from my dad) was mad that my grandma bought it in the first place, then hired my dad, then was proved wrong because it was making money."
"My grandma was in her 90s and my mom pressured her for years so my grandma finally sold it."
"That place is in a high market area and is now worth millions."
"My mom made a poor financial decision based on petty spite."- Sensitive-Umpire2375
Shopaholics Are Real...
"Ran up credit card debt requiring bankruptcy."
"Once they were able to build credit again (7 years later) they proceeded to run up a massive amount of debt again, but couldn’t go bankrupt again, so they used 'debt consolidation'.”
"The debt didn’t come from sudden expenses."
"They just needed to buy things to feel better."- Left-Star2240
Fashion Shopping GIF by T.J.MaxxGiphyThose Who Keep Running Eventually Get Caught...
"Put everything in his gf's name to hide assets as he owed the IRS, the gf sold his business, cashed out his accounts and ran."- RavenBear2005·
One Can Only Hope He Was Happy...
"Had a co-worker with 5 kids who could all go to USC for free once he has worked there for 15 years (even if he quit)."
"He quit at 14.5 years for a job that barely paid more than he made at USC."
"Cost all 5 kids a free education at a top school since he couldn't wait 6 more months."- theangryburrito
Never Buy Something On Blind Faith...
"My brother's ex fell for a Craig's list scam."
"She found a motorcycle and the guy 'needed money up front to pay bills' before she even saw it."
"We told her don't do it, it's a scam."
"She said she already sent $1000."
"Of course, he was never available to show her the bike and we found out from my brother after they broke up she actually continued sending him money in hopes of getting the motorcycle."
"I think she was out $3,000 by the end."- XCCO
crash fail GIFGiphyWe All Have Our Collections...
"My coworker has 25k in anime figurines."
"He is in mega debt right now."- tankurd
Where To Even Begin?
"My former sister-in-law had a thriving medical practice."
"She got so stressed that she joined the Scientologists and started taking their classes."
"She opened up five-six credit cards without telling my brother, maxed the cards out with hundreds of thousands in cash withdrawals, and gave it to that cult."- AnybodySeeMyKeys
Priorities People!
"My friend bought a used Hellcat Challenger yesterday at 10.5% APR and $380/mo insurance."
"He lives in my other friend’s spare room."- chriss1111
george costanza ladies GIFGiphyHave They Ever Heard Of Leftovers?
"My roommate buys doordash almost every day."
"They’ll maybe cook for themselves once or twice a week but other than that they order food in 5-6 times a week."
"I know how much they make and I have not a clue how they can afford that."- TeHNyboR
It's no lie that life is much easier when you don't have to worry about money.
That being said, it's also possible not to worry about money while still being careful with it.
As one can worry about money a little less when you know you have money to worry about.
Times are tough.
Money is tight.
Inflation has hit the pockets hard.
When funds are scarce, sacrifices must get made.
Lucky people get to skimp on luxuries.
While some people have to ration medicine.
Redditor iaskureply wanted to hear about all the things people are choosing to drop thanks to world financial issues, so they asked:
"What have you given up because of inflation?"
I drink at home.
Did you know that the cost of a decent bottle can match the cost of a single drink?
Everything!
Episode 5 Drinking GIF by The BachelorGiphy"Not too much! Mostly just my future."
Green0livesAndHam
"Right, I was going to say hope."
Fabulous-Spread6120
Time to stay in...
"Buying a home."
Anonymous_Enigma_
"Not just this. But moving out entirely. I’m 24 and renting would take up well over half of my monthly income. Plus the cost of utilities, I’d be broke before I’d even got round to buying food."
keep_giving_up
"If you are good where you are, I wouldn't stress about moving out. This is a lot of people's reality these days. No use working yourself crazy to be broke and struggling for the sake of moving out 'just because.'"
DifferentBand1121
Money after...
"Pre-tipping. What if it's all f**ked up when I finally get my food?"
_joeBone_
"I've stopped that crap, give zero if it's fast food style - like order at the counter and pick up at counter or drive-thru. Even beers at outdoor events where it's overpriced. I'm paying for a $10 Coors light at a counter, therefore I'm assuming the bartenders are paid very well, no tip."
"How about the airport bars now you have to order through the app, no talking to the bartender. They just bring it to you, once you order and pay through the app. I'm not giving you a tip to pour an overpriced beer and turn around take 2 steps and set it on the counter. Sh**s getting ridiculous."
WinterCool
Bye Bye Baby
"Any hopes and dreams of a family? I don't think I'll ever be comfortable enough for children."
Mercenary0527
Skip It
Taylor Swift Vmas 2019 GIF by 2022 MTV Video Music AwardsGiphy"Concerts for the most part. The rising costs of touring for bands made ticket prices go insane. Now instead of catching a good lineup, my attitude has become, 'I've seen all these bands before, I can skip this," instead."
6-2Noob
Concert prices are OUTRAGEOUS!!!
Like, who is coming up with these prices?!
Spending Pennies
noodles ramen GIF by HUANG'S WORLDGiphy"Food in general. I am currently eating less than $3 a day. Sometimes all I eat is a pack of Mr. Noodles for 49 cents."
CTMom79
"Reach out to a food bank! No one should be eating only one meal a day. So much food is being thrown out. Search some places near you."
ozzythegrouch
PASS!!
"I’ve really just given up on dining out and getting delivery in general aside from the rare occasion. Tips and delivery and service fees and massively increasing menu prices… pass. Fast food is the most hilarious to me. I can’t believe people are still paying that much for that awful garbage."
"For $8, I can make a pot of cheap, healthy food and then freeze the leftovers and eat it five more times over the next few weeks. My wallet and my health thank me. And cooking is fun."
tinyhorsesinmytea
Luxuries
"Netflix, clothes shopping, and occasional food delivery services."
_Light_The_Way
"I’ve given u ok food delivery, completely. And even takeout. Every time I do I’m let down by the quality. A couple of weeks ago, for the first time in a while, I picked up a pizza. Spent $30 and it left me wishing I would have gotten one from the frozen section of the grocery."
geometricpelican
Less fancy grinds...
"Buying coffee. It was a waste of money 5 years ago or so but it wasn't that bad. These days it's $4-$5 dollars just for a basic one, which adds up pretty quickly. If you want anything fancy it's pushing $7-$8. Office coffee for me these days."
passionfruit_vodka
"For $500 you can get a solid espresso machine and grinder. Then most syrups you can make at home for a fraction of the price. Even vanilla extract is super cheap when homemade. Then you just need beans, which Amazon has their own brand that regularly goes on sale for very cheap."
"If that's too much for $10 you can get a nut milk bag and take coarse ground coffee, and soak 1 lb of coffee beans in 1 gallon of water for 18 hours at room temperature. Squeeze the bag out and remove it and you got a quality cold brew that can be used to make a lot of iced drinks similar to an espresso machine. The one trick I would recommend is not using cow's milk for flavored iced coffee. Most people seem to prefer oat milk."
Abigail716
Generic Deals
Season 3 Food GIF by TallBoyzGiphy"I buy a lot of house-brand stuff at the grocery now. I don't eat out much anymore either."
darrellbear
That is a lot to give up.
But we have to do what is necessary.
All pennies add up.
Do you have any savings hacks? Let us know in the comments below.
How people manage their money can be a very contentious issue.
Some people have an air-tight budget, which they wouldn't dare stray from, even if they aren't even close to living paycheck to paycheck.
Others don't worry too much about how they spend day in and day out, even if they are still aware of how much they have in their checking and saving accounts.
Then there are those who love to spend money and are very good at doing so, but the concept of savings and a budget seems to escape them.
Often finding themselves confused by being in over their heads in credit card debt, despite the thousand dollar shopping spree they went on last week.
"What screams 'I make terrible financial decisions' ?"
"Tale As Old As Time..."
"Burning friends by asking for 'emergency' money, (based on some fake story), that you will never repay."
"Yes, oddly specific."
"Yes, all too common."- urkldajrkl
Children Are Meant To Have Hand-Me-Downs, Right?
"My neighbor can’t buy her kids school shoes."
"But has custom rims and wheels."- Comfortable-Rate497
The Military Is not Known For Being Lucrative
"A Private in any branch of the military buying a Dodge Charger."- Lukanian7·
dodge GIF by Off The JacksGiphyRe-sale 101?
"My ex SIL went to Walmart and bought a sh*t load of nail clippers, files, polish, and anything to do fingernails with."
"I asked her what the hell she planned on doing with all that."
"She told me she was going to start a flea market."- Buddyslime
If You Have To Ask, I Can't Afford It
"When you ask them how much they paid for something and they only know the monthly payment amount."- jiggeroni
Payday!!!
"Making impulsive decisions right after getting paid."- daisiesandpoetry
Pay Day Money GIFGiphyCoffee Is Where Some People Just Won't Compromise
"I know someone who is always struggling with money."
"Then I found out he has individual cups of Dunkin Donuts coffee delivered to him (via third party apps of course) while he's working at home."
"You know, instead of making a pot of coffee for yourself."- MrFishpaw
Warped Priorities
"Can't pay rent on time, but never misses a night out."- jessie_monster·
Makes Perfect Sense...
"A family member of mine has been begging money from everyone."
"He says they don't have enough money for food / rent / fuel for his wife to get to work or for tires."
"We own a tire shop, and offered him a set of used tires for $40 if he will help mount them (it's a job he's familiar with)."
"He said he didn't have $40."
"He goes to my sister in law and says he needs to make money for tires."
"She starts paying him daily for doing some remodeling work for her."
"He informs her on day 3 that he won't be available for the next two weeks because he is going on vacation to new Orleans."- Desperate_Camel_4159
car help GIF by Bubble PunkGiphyOnly The Best...
"Having the top of the line everything with a minimum wage job."
"Unless you are an unlicensed pharmacist on the side."- Ellieoconnor
Savings Accounts Exist For A Reason
"Every time you get a chunk of cash, you think you have to find a way to spend it."- Sponess
And They Don't Worry About It Getting Scratched Or Stolen...
"Expensive flashy car in the low-rent apartment complex parking lot."- Kedosto
car gold GIFGiphyJust One Click...
"Getting into debt to buy luxury products online."
"The vast majority of luxury customers aren't millionaires, they're regular people who earn below 6 figures."- lehmx
Moochers Gonna Mooch...
"When you have a 150k 'allowance', a free house and vehicle and you're still dead broke for 4 -5 months of the year."
"Sound specific? It's my entitled piece of sh*t uncle."- bhenghisfudge
They Notice...
"Fancy pickup truck with bald tires."- grondfoehammer
Chevy Truck Ipofshow GIF by Off The JacksGiphyWhen presented with a large sum of money, it is hard not to immediately think of how you plan to spend it.
Often forgetting how nice it would be to have it sitting in a savings account, should you find yourself coming up short on rent or bills.
After all, who can truly enjoy fancy things if you know you can't afford them?