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Los123 Enthusiast
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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...back in the i used to live in a literally two room apartment with a total of nine people...lived there for 12 years and it was a tough but great childhood. My mom provided what she could and i never asked for anything more...Now a appreciate everything i have even more... _________________ “Revenge is never a straight line. It’s a forest. And like a forest it’s easy to lose
your way… to get lost… to forget where you came in."
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lovewillkill Enthusiast

Joined: 03 Sep 2003 Posts: 668 Location: Anaheim, CA
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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I was once so poor that I had to sell a lot of my comic books for well under what they were worth. This is why I no longer have a near-complete run of FF. (At one point I only needed 1-6 and 10.)
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Diana Veteran

Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 3545 Location: Köln, Germany
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 11:04 pm Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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For two years I had a good job and hardly any costs and I was rich! Then I felt the desire to go looking for a job I'd like...
For about 10 months I was losing about £200 (~$300) every month. There was a month when I tried a new job, which didn't work out so I lost a whole month's salary, then I took another job through which I earned about £300 less per month. After three months I stopped hoping that it would start paying more and took a steady office job. Was still not earning enough until I got rid of my boyfriend (for reasons other than money) and got a lodger into my house. That's when I stopped losing money.
My Mum paid off my depts and helped me out through that time - which I HATED. Then I sold my house and gave her the money back from the profit.
Right now I am spending about 1000€ a month and have 400€ incoming. How about THAT? I should be on about 800€ with benefits soon and I'll be covering the rest of my drama school fees with the profit I made off the house. _________________ http://www.MALEEV.NET
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Yano Senior Member

Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1309 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 11:24 pm Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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I'm at my poorest right now. Went to the ATM and got the 'insufficient funds' message. First time since college.
Fucking Christmas. It wiped me out. _________________
Oeming wrote: | I mean, I have you ever met Yano? Good lord, pants pulled up to her chin and a cow lick that bumps door beams:) |
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Trillian Veteran

Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 4333 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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I had a job that required a BA last year. I worked from the first of last year until early September. I just got my W2 from them, and I earned $13,000. Never trust science, kids. _________________
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MyWifeSaidItWasOK Enthusiast

Joined: 21 Mar 2004 Posts: 610 Location: dirt-flavored, Slurpee-covered Cleveland, Ohio
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 12:07 am Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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marioboon wrote: | maybe that'll apply better here
But tell us your sob stories, what did you have to sell to make ends meet?
Me the worst was having to loan from my girlfriend to pay taxes and not earning anything for 2 months last december, november |
When I was a 20 something, I had to live out of my car for a month and roll pennies for gas (because they won't let you pay with pennies that are loose).
Poverty is not noble. It's painful, dirty, chaotic and just a horrible place to be. _________________ "You betcha. Now put on those balet slippers."
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AAlgar Addict

Joined: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 8200 Location: West Xylophone
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 12:07 am Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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Trillian wrote: | I had a job that required a BA last year. I worked from the first of last year until early September. I just got my W2 from them, and I earned $13,000. Never trust science, kids. |
Good thing you had a sugar daddy.  _________________
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MyWifeSaidItWasOK Enthusiast

Joined: 21 Mar 2004 Posts: 610 Location: dirt-flavored, Slurpee-covered Cleveland, Ohio
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 12:09 am Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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lovewillkill wrote: | I was once so poor that I had to sell a lot of my comic books for well under what they were worth. This is why I no longer have a near-complete run of FF. (At one point I only needed 1-6 and 10.)
lwk |
don't worry, dude. You did the responsible thing, and those issues will be there for you when you have financial safety again. _________________ "You betcha. Now put on those balet slippers."
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MyWifeSaidItWasOK Enthusiast

Joined: 21 Mar 2004 Posts: 610 Location: dirt-flavored, Slurpee-covered Cleveland, Ohio
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 12:12 am Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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Taki Soma wrote: | orbitcomics wrote: | Taki Soma wrote: | orbitcomics wrote: | Taki Soma wrote: | when my mom left my biological bastard of a dad.
he was from a wealthy family, an engineer and made mad cash.
my mom was a stay at home mom and she just left him. asked for nothing in return but her dignity, a divorce and to be left alone
she had no child support, she refused support from her own family and she got herself 2 jobs to support my brother and I, who were complete brats.
man, we were fucking poor. somedays, we could barely feed our kitty. |
My mom did the same thing, only my dad was a deadbeat, so she was better off. |
my dad cheated on my mom left and right. even brought one of the women once while the entire fam was home (I don't remember this, I was too young and / or blocked it out) He was a super handsome guy, so apparantly, women flocked to him like moth to fire. He had no self control, cause he's selfish.
is that sort of behaviour considered a deadbeat? I dunno. |
My father wasn't able to hold on to jobs, or get a good one because he was a violent drunk. When she divorced him, he never paid a dime and I saw him about a total of eight times until he died when I was seventeen. He'd eventually turned to heroin, which eventually led to HIV, which killed him. I hadn't seen him in ten years when I heard.
My mom's my hero, we were poor, but I know I was better off without him. |
I saw my dad just once since the divorce. He took me and my brother to Tokyo Disneyland. He never bothered to look me up since.
I have no idea what happened to him.
my stepdad's way cool. i love him as much as a daughter could love a father. |
Your mom is a strong person with a truckload of ethical capital. Hillary Clinton should take notes. _________________ "You betcha. Now put on those balet slippers."
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MACK! Senior Member
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 1398
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 12:16 am Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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I used to be dirt poor.
Once I had to go a whole year with no electricity.
No phone. No heat.
That was bizarre.
Had a cooler with ice to keep food in. Cause no fridge.
In the winter, kept the food inside the screen door on the back porch to keep it cold.
Slept on alluminum foil to reflect my body heat and keep me warm at night. Slept with coat and hat and boots on.
Had flashlights for when I needed a light at night.
Mostly candles.
For years, I bought all my clothes at the second-hand store. Or wore what people gave me.
Never bought toilet paper.
I just swiped big stacks of those brown napkins from Taco Bell.
I slept on a bare mattress in an empty room for years. No sheets or pillow.
I didn't get a TV until I was in my twenties.
But I got those early Kabuki books written and drawn!
And now I'm bling bling mother fucker!
Toilete paper and everything! |
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MACK! Senior Member
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 1398
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 12:18 am Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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Also I should mention:
Go a year taking baths with no hot water.
Even in the winter.
It really builds your mind over matter power. |
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MyWifeSaidItWasOK Enthusiast

Joined: 21 Mar 2004 Posts: 610 Location: dirt-flavored, Slurpee-covered Cleveland, Ohio
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 12:20 am Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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MACK! wrote: | I used to be dirt poor.
Once I had to go a whole year with no electricity.
No phone. No heat.
That was bizarre.
Had a cooler with ice to keep food in. Cause no fridge.
In the winter, kept the food inside the screen door on the back porch to keep it cold.
Slept on alluminum foil to reflect my body heat and keep me warm at night. Slept with coat and hat and boots on.
Had flashlights for when I needed a light at night.
Mostly candles.
For years, I bought all my clothes at the second-hand store. Or wore what people gave me.
Never bought toilet paper.
I just swiped big stacks of those brown napkins from Taco Bell.
I slept on a bare mattress in an empty room for years. No sheets or pillow.
I didn't get a TV until I was in my twenties.
But I got those early Kabuki books written and drawn!
And now I'm bling bling mother fucker!
Toilete paper and everything! |
Where did you live? Who lived with you? _________________ "You betcha. Now put on those balet slippers."
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Need_A_Beer Addict

Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 8880 Location: On the Beaches of Sydney
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 12:22 am Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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Well my mum and dad were really poor when we first started in Aus. When i was 8 i use to help them clean bar and pubs at really early hours of the morning. We could barely afford to live in the apartments we were renting, we lived out of our beat up Toyota Corona stationwagon for a few weeks too. I really miss those days, the family was really close then. So i had a pretty happy childhood, had no money but i had all the love in the world. Now it's kinda the opposite, like material wise we're pretty well off. Big house by the water, Big Mercs and Lexuses... i know which i prefered. _________________
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MACK! Senior Member
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 1398
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 8:33 am Post subject: Re: How poor are you/have you been |
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MyWifeSaidItWasOK wrote: | MACK! wrote: | I used to be dirt poor.
Once I had to go a whole year with no electricity.
No phone. No heat.
That was bizarre.
Had a cooler with ice to keep food in. Cause no fridge.
In the winter, kept the food inside the screen door on the back porch to keep it cold.
Slept on alluminum foil to reflect my body heat and keep me warm at night. Slept with coat and hat and boots on.
Had flashlights for when I needed a light at night.
Mostly candles.
For years, I bought all my clothes at the second-hand store. Or wore what people gave me.
Never bought toilet paper.
I just swiped big stacks of those brown napkins from Taco Bell.
I slept on a bare mattress in an empty room for years. No sheets or pillow.
I didn't get a TV until I was in my twenties.
But I got those early Kabuki books written and drawn!
And now I'm bling bling mother fucker!
Toilete paper and everything! |
Where did you live? Who lived with you? |
Lived in KY.
My little brother lived with me. |
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