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19 October 2022 | 228 replies
That was 22 years ago & yet we keep accumulating properties so it's a much healthier fit.
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6 July 2019 | 7 replies
And they should find ways to cut out gems which are not necessities so skipping eating out and cooking meals instead for instance.
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11 September 2019 | 41 replies
Let em house clean, do laundry, wash your car and of course fix your meal(s).
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3 June 2021 | 6 replies
My resident assistant job right now during the school year gives me free housing and meals at the dining hall, but I get no income and by contract I am not allowed to obtain another job or else I get fired.
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24 March 2020 | 76 replies
I'll buy food for them, pay a bill for them, take them out for a meal but never ever give them cash.In the end we all suffer on behalf of people that make poor choices.
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19 May 2020 | 41 replies
I am blessed to have very affordable rent, (I rent out a room in a house) negotiated a low cell phone bill, and meal prep all my meals so my food cost is about $40/week or $160/mo.
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30 June 2021 | 68 replies
Yeahhh, go ahead and give poverty a whirl for a time, getting your meal at a food shelf, dodging bullets on way to/from school, trust me when your really poor and broke, it is absolutely everything!
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3 November 2019 | 66 replies
Not only is this fair for society, it's healthier for the individual's psyche, as they could feel good about the assistance they get as payment rather than charity.
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6 January 2020 | 165 replies
I have eaten some meals before where you take a bite,time stops, and I am floating through the Universe.
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20 December 2020 | 127 replies
Banks are much healthier now and people have more skin in the game with larger down payments the last 10 years.. unlike last time.