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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 4:55:43 PM
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Long story short, he lost his job and had his car repod. Hes had many job offers afterwards but due to not having a car and his mom refusing to help, he couldnt actually start employment. With lack of bus routes and all offers of employment being 30+ miles away, he cant get to work if he accepted.

Fast forward to now, a year later, he just scammed someone for $1,000 online. He just sent me a screenshot of him receiving the money on PayPal. He asked me yesterday about this and I told him it was stupid BUT hes desperate.

His mom moved away and hes bouncing around couch to couch from mutual friends. His mother has two cars one of which she doesnt use. She wouldnt even let him use it to get to and from work.

Feels bad man.
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RchHomieQuanChi
05/23/18 4:56:30 PM
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help him
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 4:57:25 PM
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...
help him


Wish I could. I dont have money to help him get a car and my work hours are so random I cant help him back and forth to work. I really wish I could.
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GameGodOfAll
05/23/18 4:58:19 PM
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How'd he scam them?
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eggcorn
05/23/18 4:59:59 PM
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not buying it. tell his dumb ass to bounce on a couch closer to a J-O-B.
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:00:43 PM
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GameGodOfAll posted...
How'd he scam them?


He mentioned hed post up offers of selling an iPhone X. Someone was dumb enough to send him $1000 for it. I dont really know the legality here but the person who sent him money is from Georgia - which means its federal since its crossing state lines.

I really hope he covered his tracks but the fact that its a paypal account leads me to believe hes fucked.
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WelcomeToNilbog
05/23/18 5:01:33 PM
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If he used paypal to "scam" this person it is highly likely that they will be able to get their funds back by filing a claim. Hopefully he hasn't blown all that money, bc it will definitely come back to bite him in the ass.
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:02:02 PM
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eggcorn posted...
not buying it. tell his dumb ass to bounce on a couch closer to a J-O-B.


That was his moms answer to everything. Just figure it out! Was her favorite line.

Fun fact - his mom was a county sheriff deputy. She of all people should have seen what desperate people resort to.
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:02:55 PM
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WelcomeToNilbog posted...
If he used paypal to "scam" this person it is highly likely that they will be able to get their funds back by filing a claim. Hopefully he hasn't blown all that money, bc it will definitely come back to bite him in the ass.


He will. Hes withdrawing as we speak. Hes set up to more ads like this. His thought process is if he can buy a cheap car all his problems are solved since he can then get a job.
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WelcomeToNilbog
05/23/18 5:03:42 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...
WelcomeToNilbog posted...
If he used paypal to "scam" this person it is highly likely that they will be able to get their funds back by filing a claim. Hopefully he hasn't blown all that money, bc it will definitely come back to bite him in the ass.


He will. Hes withdrawing as we speak. Hes set up to more ads like this. His thought process is if he can buy a cheap car all his problems are solved since he can then get a job.


Your friend sounds like a dumbass. :)
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creativeme
05/23/18 5:04:23 PM
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WelcomeToNilbog posted...
If he used paypal to "scam" this person it is highly likely that they will be able to get their funds back by filing a claim. Hopefully he hasn't blown all that money, bc it will definitely come back to bite him in the ass.


yea this. doesn't it take like a month before you're allowed to take out the paypal funds?
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:04:26 PM
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WelcomeToNilbog posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...
WelcomeToNilbog posted...
If he used paypal to "scam" this person it is highly likely that they will be able to get their funds back by filing a claim. Hopefully he hasn't blown all that money, bc it will definitely come back to bite him in the ass.


He will. Hes withdrawing as we speak. Hes set up to more ads like this. His thought process is if he can buy a cheap car all his problems are solved since he can then get a job.


Your friend sounds like a dumbass. :)


Hes really not. Just super desperate.
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Turtlebread
05/23/18 5:04:45 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...


He will. Hes withdrawing as we speak. Hes set up to more ads like this. His thought process is if he can buy a cheap car all his problems are solved since he can then get a job.


this might be obvious but have you told him that his ideas are shit and will ruin his life
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daftpunk_mk5
05/23/18 5:05:41 PM
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Fuck him. Chicken shit deserves to rot. Scammers are the scum of the earth.
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WelcomeToNilbog
05/23/18 5:05:59 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...
WelcomeToNilbog posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...
WelcomeToNilbog posted...
If he used paypal to "scam" this person it is highly likely that they will be able to get their funds back by filing a claim. Hopefully he hasn't blown all that money, bc it will definitely come back to bite him in the ass.


He will. Hes withdrawing as we speak. Hes set up to more ads like this. His thought process is if he can buy a cheap car all his problems are solved since he can then get a job.


Your friend sounds like a dumbass. :)


Hes really not. Just super desperate.


Well, he is going to make his financial situation even worse for himself in the long run. Pretty stupid to me.
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:06:35 PM
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Turtlebread posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...


He will. Hes withdrawing as we speak. Hes set up to more ads like this. His thought process is if he can buy a cheap car all his problems are solved since he can then get a job.


this might be obvious but have you told him that his ideas are shit and will ruin his life


I did yesterday when he asked me what I though. I told him jail was in his future but he didnt listen. What else can I do?
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Kajagogo
05/23/18 5:07:43 PM
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eggcorn posted...
not buying it. tell his dumb ass to bounce on a couch closer to a J-O-B.


Why don't you give him one then?
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daftpunk_mk5
05/23/18 5:07:47 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...
Turtlebread posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...


He will. Hes withdrawing as we speak. Hes set up to more ads like this. His thought process is if he can buy a cheap car all his problems are solved since he can then get a job.


this might be obvious but have you told him that his ideas are shit and will ruin his life


I did yesterday when he asked me what I though. I told him jail was in his future but he didnt listen. What else can I do?


Fully cooperate with authorities.
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:09:22 PM
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daftpunk_mk5 posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...
Turtlebread posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...


He will. Hes withdrawing as we speak. Hes set up to more ads like this. His thought process is if he can buy a cheap car all his problems are solved since he can then get a job.


this might be obvious but have you told him that his ideas are shit and will ruin his life


I did yesterday when he asked me what I though. I told him jail was in his future but he didnt listen. What else can I do?


Fully cooperate with authorities.


Not gonna narc on him but if it ever comes to them questioning me (highly unlikely) Im not going to jail for him. If theyre at the point where they can question me about his scamming hes already caught and they wont need me.
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:11:27 PM
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Conflict posted...
Your friend sounded completely sympathetic until he started engaging in scamming

I wonder how CE would've responded if you omitted that bit


Hes not a bad dude. He actively seeks out work but because we live in a suburb with no public transportation he cant find work. He applies to even the shitty minimum wage jobs around but none are ever hiring. He routinely gets called for good jobs in the city but has no way of getting there.

He really is fucked. If I were in his shoes Id be fucking depressed.
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tremain07
05/23/18 5:14:40 PM
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Oh, well. some people just don't end up succeeding in life. Time to find a new friend, TC. Forget this trash exists. It sounds cruel but some people are just born trash and will die trash.
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:15:43 PM
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Conflict posted...
Yeah that sounds like a shitty situation all around and I dunno what I'd do if I was dealing with that

It's just that people are only gonna notice the 'scamming' bit and be like "don't care, he's an asshole"


Yeah.

But a year stuck in a rut with no way out Id like to see other peoples integrity hold up.
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WelcomeToNilbog
05/23/18 5:20:27 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...
Conflict posted...
Yeah that sounds like a shitty situation all around and I dunno what I'd do if I was dealing with that

It's just that people are only gonna notice the 'scamming' bit and be like "don't care, he's an asshole"


But a year stuck in a rut with no way out Id like to see other peoples integrity hold up.


I don't think the situation of his you described is any kind of excuse for intentionally scamming someone out of thousands of dollars. There is no excuse for that.
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:24:17 PM
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WelcomeToNilbog posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...
Conflict posted...
Yeah that sounds like a shitty situation all around and I dunno what I'd do if I was dealing with that

It's just that people are only gonna notice the 'scamming' bit and be like "don't care, he's an asshole"


But a year stuck in a rut with no way out Id like to see other peoples integrity hold up.


I don't think the situation of his you described is any kind of excuse for intentionally scamming someone out of thousands of dollars. There is no excuse for that.


Not excusing it. But I can sympathize. Since I know him and can see the daily struggle I can understand why he thinks he needed to resort to scamming to get his life together.

No job hence no car. Cant find employment because no car. Having a family that refuses to help. No public transportation where we live.

I honestly have no fucking clue what Id do.
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Sariana21
05/23/18 5:26:14 PM
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But..but...why doesn't he just get a job?!

It's really a total mystery that some people can't seem to be employed. /sarcasm

I would say something about how if he were female his options would be vastly different, but that might get me in trouble.
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MedzXVIII
05/23/18 5:26:28 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...
GameGodOfAll posted...
How'd he scam them?


He mentioned hed post up offers of selling an iPhone X. Someone was dumb enough to send him $1000 for it. I dont really know the legality here but the person who sent him money is from Georgia - which means its federal since its crossing state lines.

I really hope he covered his tracks but the fact that its a paypal account leads me to believe hes fucked.

I wonder how someone that stupid got $1000
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:27:19 PM
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Sariana21 posted...
But..but...why doesn't he just get a job?!

It's really a total mystery that some people can't seem to be employed. /sarcasm

I would say something about how if he were female his options would be vastly different, but that might get me in trouble.


Weve joked about it. We all know if he were an attractive girl instead his situation wouldnt be nearly as shitty.

But thats neither here nor there.
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:28:57 PM
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MedzXVIII posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...
GameGodOfAll posted...
How'd he scam them?


He mentioned hed post up offers of selling an iPhone X. Someone was dumb enough to send him $1000 for it. I dont really know the legality here but the person who sent him money is from Georgia - which means its federal since its crossing state lines.

I really hope he covered his tracks but the fact that its a paypal account leads me to believe hes fucked.

I wonder how someone that stupid got $1000


Can you explain why you think hes stupid?
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Anteaterking
05/23/18 5:29:49 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...

Yeah.

But a year stuck in a rut with no way out Id like to see other peoples integrity hold up.


Yeah but he's essentially scamming people who are closer to him in situation.
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Sariana21
05/23/18 5:30:24 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...
Sariana21 posted...
But..but...why doesn't he just get a job?!

It's really a total mystery that some people can't seem to be employed. /sarcasm

I would say something about how if he were female his options would be vastly different, but that might get me in trouble.


Weve joked about it. We all know if he were an attractive girl instead his situation wouldnt be nearly as shitty.

But thats neither here nor there.

I actually was referring more to social safety net programs, such as shelters and work placement programs. But that too, yeah.
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:33:35 PM
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eggcorn posted...
Kajagogo posted...
eggcorn posted...
not buying it. tell his dumb ass to bounce on a couch closer to a J-O-B.


Why don't you give him one then?

He's probably never applied? And if he did and I didn't hire him it means he's probably a sex offender. Like did you think before you posted?


What? Hes applied to many local places that he can get to with a bike (no public transportation in our area). He gets job offers of 13-14 an hour in the city which is about a 30-40 minute drive but has absolutely no way of getting there (no public transportation).

He had a clean criminal record. What would you suggest he do? He asks friends (me included) but because of our work schedule we cant help him get back and forth to work. We dont have money to help.

Im curious as to see what youd think up because Ive been trying to think of something as well as him and weve come up with nothing.
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eggcorn
05/23/18 5:39:19 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...
eggcorn posted...
Kajagogo posted...
eggcorn posted...
not buying it. tell his dumb ass to bounce on a couch closer to a J-O-B.


Why don't you give him one then?

He's probably never applied? And if he did and I didn't hire him it means he's probably a sex offender. Like did you think before you posted?


What? Hes applied to many local places that he can get to with a bike (no public transportation in our area). He gets job offers of 13-14 an hour in the city which is about a 30-40 minute drive but has absolutely no way of getting there (no public transportation).

He had a clean criminal record. What would you suggest he do? He asks friends (me included) but because of our work schedule we cant help him get back and forth to work. We dont have money to help.

Im curious as to see what youd think up because Ive been trying to think of something as well as him and weve come up with nothing.

I meant never applied when I was hiring.
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Darklit_Minuet
05/23/18 5:42:06 PM
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You keep bringing up that your area has no public transportation. Rather than bitch about it, he should use it as an opportunity.

Scam someone for a bus and start bussing people around
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Gheb
05/23/18 5:46:12 PM
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It's not an ideal option but he could Uber/Lyft back and forth to work until he can get himself back on his feet. Obviously that won't be viable for the longer distances but for the shorter distance opportunities it could work as a stop gap.
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:46:59 PM
#40:


Gheb posted...
It's not an ideal option but he could Uber/Lyft back and forth to work until he can get himself back on his feet. Obviously that won't be viable for the longer distances but for the shorter distance opportunities it could work as a stop gap.


How is he gonna pay for Uber/Lyft until his first paycheck?
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Darklit_Minuet
05/23/18 5:47:51 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...
Gheb posted...
It's not an ideal option but he could Uber/Lyft back and forth to work until he can get himself back on his feet. Obviously that won't be viable for the longer distances but for the shorter distance opportunities it could work as a stop gap.


How is he gonna pay for Uber/Lyft until his first paycheck?

Iphone money
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:48:57 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...
Gheb posted...
It's not an ideal option but he could Uber/Lyft back and forth to work until he can get himself back on his feet. Obviously that won't be viable for the longer distances but for the shorter distance opportunities it could work as a stop gap.


How is he gonna pay for Uber/Lyft until his first paycheck?

Iphone money


True. But at this point hes better off buying a crap car no?
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ehhwhatever
05/23/18 5:50:23 PM
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Sounds like his family is tight with the turkey with him like mine. A person doesn't need a fatalistic mother or sister.
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catboy0_0
05/23/18 5:51:09 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...
Gheb posted...
It's not an ideal option but he could Uber/Lyft back and forth to work until he can get himself back on his feet. Obviously that won't be viable for the longer distances but for the shorter distance opportunities it could work as a stop gap.


How is he gonna pay for Uber/Lyft until his first paycheck?

a credit card
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Naysaspace
05/23/18 5:51:40 PM
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Your friend is a skid
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:52:38 PM
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catboy0_0 posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...
Gheb posted...
It's not an ideal option but he could Uber/Lyft back and forth to work until he can get himself back on his feet. Obviously that won't be viable for the longer distances but for the shorter distance opportunities it could work as a stop gap.


How is he gonna pay for Uber/Lyft until his first paycheck?

a credit card


Credit is shot when he had the repossession a year ago. No one will give him a credit card.
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catboy0_0
05/23/18 5:53:56 PM
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well shit. bootstramps *mumble mumble* well in my day.. *inaudible mumbling*
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MedzXVIII
05/23/18 5:54:06 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...
MedzXVIII posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...
GameGodOfAll posted...
How'd he scam them?


He mentioned hed post up offers of selling an iPhone X. Someone was dumb enough to send him $1000 for it. I dont really know the legality here but the person who sent him money is from Georgia - which means its federal since its crossing state lines.

I really hope he covered his tracks but the fact that its a paypal account leads me to believe hes fucked.

I wonder how someone that stupid got $1000


Can you explain why you think hes stupid?

You said someone dumb enough. I should have used dumb. I apologize.
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Gheb
05/23/18 5:56:13 PM
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XxKrebsxX posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...
Gheb posted...
It's not an ideal option but he could Uber/Lyft back and forth to work until he can get himself back on his feet. Obviously that won't be viable for the longer distances but for the shorter distance opportunities it could work as a stop gap.


How is he gonna pay for Uber/Lyft until his first paycheck?

Iphone money


True. But at this point hes better off buying a crap car no?

If he gets away with his ill-gotten gains, it might be worth getting a really cheap car instead.

But otherwise, he might need to borrow some money from some friends to get to his first pay check. Again it's not a great option, but well if poverty was easy to get out of, we wouldn't have people in poverty.

Though speaking of Uber, could he theoretically borrow a car and do Uber while someone doesn't need it. Even if it's at nights?
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XxKrebsxX
05/23/18 5:57:29 PM
#52:


Gheb posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
XxKrebsxX posted...
Gheb posted...
It's not an ideal option but he could Uber/Lyft back and forth to work until he can get himself back on his feet. Obviously that won't be viable for the longer distances but for the shorter distance opportunities it could work as a stop gap.


How is he gonna pay for Uber/Lyft until his first paycheck?

Iphone money


True. But at this point hes better off buying a crap car no?

If he gets away with his ill-gotten gains, it might be worth getting a really cheap car instead.

But otherwise, he might need to borrow some money from some friends to get to his first pay check. Again it's not a great option, but well if poverty was easy to get out of, we wouldn't have people in poverty.

Though speaking of Uber, could he theoretically borrow a car and do Uber while someone doesn't need it. Even if it's at nights?


This is true. Wont be me though. God forbid something happens my insurance wont cover it since Im not the driver.
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Laserion
05/23/18 6:04:00 PM
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Why not make a GoFundMe for a car, where he promises that he will pay it all when he has a job?
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