Reminds me of this The Onion sketch https://youtu.be/05RZJxDIhTU
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"Mansion Trash" lmao
if they got 5$ coffee for one cup instead of brewing their own, they are not truely poor lol
"ah man I cant afford anything besides the takeout everyday"
..he said, drinking his Starbucks coffee
You think old poor don't have crushing credit card debt?
As an old poor I don't, bank wouldn't even trust me with an overdraft.
Ironically poor people tend to put more emphasis on buying name brands, certainly for things that other people see, like clothes, vehicles etc.
Value signaling is a thing.
My dad grew up poor and he can't stand going to budget stores like Aldi and Lidl. It's almost a matter of principe for him, he can afford to go to the more expensive store so he will.
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