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A Boring Dystopia
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When I was poor (my trust fund didn't pay out until my 21st birthday), I had my butler make small changes to my meals. Instead of eating all of my tendies, I saved one to eat later! I literally saved 33% on my food costs! That, plus I stayed in my friend's pool house, which is much cheaper than having to buy my own place. Plus, I was already there when Chaz throws another party!
Frankly, I would've starved to death if I didn't plan better. Poverty is a choice, and I even had money leftover to easily afford to go to Cancun for spring break! I'm so sick of people complaining how they can't afford things when I survived all on my own.
Reminds me of a story of a "poor family" written by an elementary school kid:
"There was a poor family. The father was poor. The mother was poor. The butler was poor, the maids were poor..."
You survived on the grace of others and developed some skills around being thrifty. Hardly a reason to start looking down on people, not to mention the optics of being a trust fund baby even if you were a temporarily embarrassed millionaire for a few years.
Psh, it's not my fault people choose to be born to poor parents. Seriously, with enough grit and determination, anyone - literally anyone - can be born to rich parents. It's not even that hard. Honestly, being born to poor parents is a blessing because you are born with work ethic and grit, instead of earning it like I did and inheriting my father's company.
Frankly, being poor is so easy. Try being rich for a day to understand my struggle. I've had four maids quit because I called ICE on their husbands, like it's my fucking fault their children were ziptied and thrown into a van, boo-fucking-hoo. Maybe don't be a shitty parent and hire a babysitter and a bodyguard.
I swear, being poor makes you so stupid, this is common sense stuff!
Lol that was great.