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Things Poor People Loved Until The Rich Ruined Them For Everyone

Reddit user degreeofvariation asked: 'What was loved by poor people until rich people ruined it?'

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They say money can't buy happiness, but it seems it can make a lot of other people miserable.

Whether it's the housing crisis or the high cost of living, people are pointing at the 1% to accuse them of ruining things for the 99% in a multitude of ways.

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Inexpensive Purchases That Greatly Improved People's Lives

Reddit user degenerateunicorn asked: 'What inexpensive purchase improved your life greatly?'

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As a society, we have made this general correlation that spending more means receiving a higher-quality item.

But sometimes we need to remember that affordable purchases are totally worth our time, and sometimes those purchases prove to be the true game-changers.

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Every now and then, we fork over a rather large sum of money to buy something which we think will have a positive impact on our lives. This could be anything from a new home or car, an ice cream machine, or a super big flat-screen TV.

At the end of the day, we find ourselves justifying the purchase as money well spent, no matter how much damage the price tag inflicted on our bank account.

However, not all purchases which could have a hugely positive effect on your life require a loan or a second mortgage to buy.

Sometimes, something we find on sale or a discount store might prove to be the very thing we were missing all our lives.

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When I was seven-years-old, I decided to use my allowance to buy one of those disposable cameras. It was less than $10, and my life was never the same!

Since I was so young, I wasn’t allowed to use my dad’s Nikon, in case I dropped it, so I never understood the joy he got from taking pictures until I got my own camera. Once I took my first photograph, I never stopped.

Now, I’m the one who gets pictorial evidence of special events or documents family trips. I’m the one who makes sure memories are preserved, and I love it.

You never know what purchase is going to be life-changing, but chances are, something was. Usually, these life-changing purchases aren’t even that expensive.

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People Explain Which Poverty Meals They Love No Matter How Much Money They Have
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Whether it's their childhood or their college years or when they first move out on their own, at some point in life most people have to survive on a tight budget.

Part of that survival is learning to eat with few resources.

But some of those cheap meals are actually pretty tasty.

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