i live within my means, and im a responsible and productive member of society so no.
you all wanna know the 3 keys to not being permanently poor in the US?
1. Graduate highschool 2. dont have kids out of wedlock 3. get a job
statistically speaking, if you do these 3 things, you have over a 99% chance of not being permanently poor
Sure. It living paycheck to paycheck, isn't exactly poor. Not in my book. And I know a good chunk of military members who follow those theee rules and have an even worse time than I do when air comes to money. That being said, some of them are really bad with money. But a lot just have bills and debts to pay off...
i mean if all we gotta do is give anecdotal evidence then i know a bunch of guys who did all 3 of those things and they are totally fine. hmmm, that added absolutely nothing of substance to the conversation.
and it doesnt matter what your definition of poor is, because it actually has a definition:
1. lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.
in American society it is considered "normal" and "comfortable" to be able to raise a family and plan for your retirement, meaning that so long as you follow those 3 rules, you have over a 99% chance of accomplishing both of those things.
I wouldn't say absolutely nothing, but whatever... anyway, 99% seems way to high... That being said, maybe it's not the definition of poor, but what "American society considers normal" that needs to change... ---
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