The 35 Most Surprising “Broke” Habits People Swear By—You Won’t Believe Number 17!
Poverty is something else. I remember how stressed I was back then and how many double shifts I took even though they drained me completely. But I still had it better than some people because my parents still threw me a few hundred dollars each month. This was also many years ago, and despite inflation, the minimum wage has STILL not gone up nationally. I don’t know how people in situations similar to mine survive.
Told my brother his Christmas gift was going to be delivered a couple of days after Christmas. Waited until I got a couple of gift cards, that I asked for a Christmas gift, and bought his gift using those.
Reading through these, and I’ve had to do so many of these to ‘survive’ over the years.
I think my most shameful and ‘felt so low’ moment was having to use toilet paper and scotch tape, as I couldn’t afford pads or tampons.
When I was *really poor* and hungry and had $1.32 to my name, I bought one of those super cheap frozen tv dinners that cost a dollar, peeled the top back, put a little salt on my tongue, sniffed the meal like *a lot* to just visualize how good it would be, and then put it right back in the freezer to save for when I “near-death” starving.
I lasted 4 days and then actually ate it for real. I thank the lord I was never in a position like that ever again after that day
I stole 20 gallons of baby formula to feed my baby son. Walked right out the door and nobody noticed.
Stole a roll of TP from a public restroom because I was out and couldn’t afford any. It was an extra roll. I didn’t take the one in use and leave none behind, lol. That’s just mean.
1992, 22F divorced single parent 2F, working part time, going to nursing school full time. I was broke enough to qualify for food stamps and back then they were actual paper. If you paid in food stamps the store gave your change to you in paper food stamps and coins. Every day on the way home I would stop at a couple stores to buy something for $1.05, or $1.10 so they would give me the maximum in coin change. I would use the $3 – $4 for gas to get to school and work the next day. Did that for a few months to get through a hard time.
Getting evicted and leaving a hidden key so I could go back and squat there for a few days tops my list.
called in sick on Wednesday because I didn’t have enough gas money to drive to work but one more time, which I waited til Thursday to do, because that was payday.
Donated blood to get the free cookies, juice, and a $20 gift certificate to Walmart.
Ate nothing but rice for 3 months. Want a different flavor? Add bouillon, sugar, or extra butter. We were poooooor for a while. Almost wanted to kill the mouse that got in to use as protein 🤣
Got a gym membership just for the shower when I was living in my car for 3-ish months at 22.
My motorcycle headlight broke, so I started riding around with a flashlight in my mouth. True story. I was young, and very, very dumb.
Had to fish for our food. Sometimes would get one fish sometimes nothing. Would go to bed hungry most nights.
I had two bank accounts at two different banks.
When I was really low on money. I would transfer money from one back to my other bank. Knowing there was nothing to transfer.
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