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Silky Johnson
International Playa Hater

Registered: Nov 2003
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Can we talk about people who live beyond their means?

What the fuck, man. I swear to god my Facebook is filled with this kind of people.

I mean, I know how much money I make, and it's quite decent. I can easily afford all of life's necessities, with more than enough left over for my wants. I have a few assets and always know where my money is going re: bills, student debt repayment, savings, credit, etc....yet I still don't spend nearly the same amount of money that it seems other people do.

I've got people on my fb that I know there's no way in hell they make more money than I do and they take big trips every couple of months, always buying new clothes and shit, parties every weekend, eating out all the time, etc....

How? How can people live like that?? I cannot imagine for the life of me, incurring one debt to pay off another, never having actual cash to pay for things, and always paying interest on some line of credit I owe.

I have read many news articles over the past few years about young people living way beyond their means...and I just don't get it. I understand that these people want to be hood rich and convey some image of status or whatever the fuck - but don't they know it's obvious to anyone with actual cashflow that they live beyond their means? Where's the status in that?

I feel like MOST people live like this. What do you guys think? Do you know people like this as well? Let's talk about how stupid they are.

Last edited by Silky Johnson on Jan-04-2013 at 18:00

Jan-04-2013 16:39

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EarnYourKeep
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: twentyonetwo

social media observations are over rated, fuck everyone do you get money hate bitches smoke drink henny live large

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Jan-04-2013 16:48

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Dykes_on_Jay
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Registered: Aug 2012
Location: Shenzhen LBC

Life is so cheap here that it is impossible. I've done it though, but lost 120lbs.

Other than records, whores and non chinese food....i don't have expensive habits. The drugs are cheap.

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Jan-04-2013 16:49 China

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srussell0018
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Registered: Dec 2006
Location: Blumsberg

Trust fund babies?

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Jan-04-2013 16:50 Ireland

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Silky Johnson
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Registered: Nov 2003
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quote:
Originally posted by EarnYourKeep
social media observations are over rated, fuck everyone do you get money hate bitches smoke drink henny live large

Jan-04-2013 16:51

Silky Johnson
International Playa Hater

Registered: Nov 2003
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quote:
Originally posted by srussell0018
Trust fund babies?

No, definitely not - or else I wouldn't have made this thread. I do know plenty of trust fund babies, though.

Jan-04-2013 16:52

Dykes_on_Jay
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Registered: Aug 2012
Location: Shenzhen LBC

This is exactly the reason why teachers should have never told our generation that they could be anything they wanted if they wanted it badly enough. Self entitled pricks without any self realization that theycan't have those candies that they want.

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Jan-04-2013 16:53 China

srussell0018
Chaostician

Registered: Dec 2006
Location: Blumsberg

One of my girlfriend's roommates makes about $8 an hour and is on food stamps and still goes shopping all the time. Taking advantage of government programs so that instead of paying for necessities they can spend on frivolous things?

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Jan-04-2013 16:56 Ireland

Silky Johnson
International Playa Hater

Registered: Nov 2003
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For fuck's sake, no. Just regular people with jobs, living beyond their means. Which seems to be the majority of people.

I mean shit, I have friends who actually still live at home, have jobs, don't have many bills or debts to pay, and are still always broke as fuck. How? How can people be this fucking stupid with their money??

Jan-04-2013 16:58

Vivid Boy
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location: T.O

Ive got a ton of friends like this. They brag in public about the shit they got but behind closed doors they cry about how much they owe.

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Dykes_on_Jay
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Registered: Aug 2012
Location: Shenzhen LBC

If I was ever broke in China I would kill myself...for real too. It is impossible to live beyond your means. My groceries cost me 50 bucks a week. My rent is like 500. It's crazy.

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Jan-04-2013 17:02 China