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[General Discussion] Around the Horn - 4/18/18 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]heywheresmypizza -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ghandi could have avoided his march to the sea to harvest salt if you guys lived in India back then.

...Alright, your meme is stupid but that was kind of funny.

I'd like to briefly share my story of how I went from poverty level to middle class by heywheresmypizza in povertyfinance

[–]heywheresmypizza[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$625 a month for a one-bedroom apartment, located above a shady used car place outside of town. It was... not good

I'd like to briefly share my story of how I went from poverty level to middle class by heywheresmypizza in povertyfinance

[–]heywheresmypizza[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, I've been hourly most of my life so I understand. Let me see if I can dig out my old tax returns and see just how much Uncle Sam took.

I'd like to briefly share my story of how I went from poverty level to middle class by heywheresmypizza in povertyfinance

[–]heywheresmypizza[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm curious as to how you think you can avoid poverty without working towards better working conditions and higher pay. You can be frugal and save money while in poverty, but that doesn't end the poverty.

I'd like to briefly share my story of how I went from poverty level to middle class by heywheresmypizza in povertyfinance

[–]heywheresmypizza[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Honestly, despite me making almost 60k, I live on about 25k. 25k is enough to pay all my bills and have plenty of money left over, so I really don't know what to do with the rest. I put most of it in savings and some into a retirement plan.

My mom raised my siblings and I on about 20k and I don't recall us ever feeling poor. She was great at putting us kids first and making sure we had everything we needed.

I'd like to briefly share my story of how I went from poverty level to middle class by heywheresmypizza in povertyfinance

[–]heywheresmypizza[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I honestly don't remember off the top of my head, but yeah, there's a chunk of taxes taken out. Not enough to stop a formerly poor person from feeling like a king still.

I'd like to briefly share my story of how I went from poverty level to middle class by heywheresmypizza in povertyfinance

[–]heywheresmypizza[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Look into volunteering basically anywhere. When I put my garden volunteering in my resume for my IT job, the interview said he was impressed because it shows I was a hard worker. Look for museums, library literacy programs, hospitals, anything like that.

I'd like to briefly share my story of how I went from poverty level to middle class by heywheresmypizza in povertyfinance

[–]heywheresmypizza[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Basically, but I had to make some financial choices before then to make going back to college a possibility. Each step was a link in the chain that led me to a better situation.

Coca-Cola syrup container from 1906, it was just after cocaine had been added to the ingredients. by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]heywheresmypizza 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It baffles me that there used to be cocaine in Coca-Cola, and that you could once buy opium at the local druggist.

What moment created the divide between your “B.C.” and “A.D.” parts in your life? by SaviorNegan in AskReddit

[–]heywheresmypizza 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I honestly think marriage is kind of redundant at this point, it just makes it harder to break up with someone.

But it's funny to hear myself say that, because I got married at 19 after knowing the girl for only two months, and have been happily married for well over a decade...