Most Money Advice Is Worthless When You’re Poor

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 9:22 PM UTC

jotm wrote: post #59

EliRivers wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This advice seems pretty irrelevant. She just said that these people do not have any spare money to save up, but this advice is "save up".

The article's conclusion is "yeah, forget trying, get that fast food, indulge in what makes you feel better about your shit circumstances" Which is the worst thing one can say. It's just a short term relief. If you plan on living, you need to NOT waste money AND always look for better opportunities. At the core, there's really three options: Advance (save more, learn more, to ultimately earn more), survive hoping the…

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 10:10 PM UTC

jotm wrote: post #59

EliRivers wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This advice seems pretty irrelevant. She just said that these people do not have any spare money to save up, but this advice is "save up".

The article's conclusion is "yeah, forget trying, get that fast food, indulge in what makes you feel better about your shit circumstances" Which is the worst thing one can say. It's just a short term relief. If you plan on living, you need to NOT waste money AND always look for better opportunities. At the core, there's really three options: Advance (save more, learn more, to ultimately earn more), survive hoping the…