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user-inactivated  ·  4042 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Do Poor People Waste Money On Luxury Goods?

Altogether too many words to communicate a very simple point.

I'm not poor anymore, but I sure was when I was younger, and we ate pasta and biked everywhere. That wasn't my decision; it was my parents, so I've wondered how I would deal if I myself were truly poor. I hope I would stay rational but caving in for that status symbol, that's something I understand.