First time in my life I've saved money. I have noone else to show but after 3 months, I finally hit my first milestone :) I also paid off my phone and afterpay this year. :) I'm 30 and never been in a position to save, I'm pleased with myself :)2yr ⋅ dwhutt ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Found a complete meal at Dollar Tree that is filling, healthy, and vegan too!! $1 each2yr ⋅ Average-T0627 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
3 months ago, I posted here saying I was excited because at 30, I saved my first ever $500. Look at my achievement today! I have noone else to share this with but I want to cry, I'm so proud of myself. Thankyou everyone for all your inspiration 💗2yr ⋅ dwhutt ⋅ r/povertyfinance
My total funds have entered the positives. First time since last winter!3yr ⋅ wheredoidrawtheline ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I was told my whole life that a high credit score was the end all be all yet I can’t even get a 1br apartment with it2yr ⋅ historicalily ⋅ r/povertyfinance
LPT: If you live in a cold area & can't afford heating, buy a hot bottle water. You can get one for under $5 & it can be a literal life saver. Fill with hot water, wrap a towel over it, hug it & sleep under a blanket.2yr ⋅ Eienkei ⋅ r/povertyfinance
So sad when children watch their parents struggle financially2yr ⋅ FightingforKaizen ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Saw this on Twitter the other day. Thought it might help out here.5yr ⋅ AFC-Wilson ⋅ r/povertyfinance
July pay schedule! Don’t be afraid of selling your plasma 💉. It can mean an extra $800-$1k your first month (& every time you start at a new center) if you qualify.2yr ⋅ dofehaviwe ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I know it may not be much, but my CS has NEVER been this high.3yr ⋅ GenerationXero ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Hey folks, I hope you're all doing well out there. Two days ago we spent all we had left on this haul to get us through the rest of the month. ¥3000 (22.36 USD) at a nearby discount store. Not bad if I do say so myself1yr ⋅ LazyBareBear ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I’m finally, 15 years later, out from the crush of $19k worth of student loans. I have $2k family loan left, and I will be debt free... 🥳 (I make roughly $25k a year, single mom, $6,600 of my progress has been since February of this 2021!)3yr ⋅ toripotter86 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Growing up poor, I went crazy the first time I got approved for a credit card. Now I'm digging myself out of the hole. Only 2 cards to go. Every one of these were maxed out3yr ⋅ gundam2017 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
A rare credit card debt miracle: Chase is leaving Canada and has decided to forgive all existing credit card debt. I asked the rep on the phone about 5 times if she was sure all was truly forgiven and wouldn't negatively affect my score. Her reply? Take it like a gift.5yr ⋅ darealvvaldeezy ⋅ r/povertyfinance
If you don’t have waterproof boots, reusable plastic bags work just fine!3yr ⋅ Waiting-For-October ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Hoping I can get the rest of my credit cards like this, or close to it, in 2023 🥲1yr ⋅ readingbabe ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I may be drowning in student loan debt, but at least I've made all my payments on time for 10 whole years!2yr ⋅ fortalameda1 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
At age 34 I finally climbed out of familiar poverty. Until I went back to school for an AAS, I never made more than $16/hour, and even those $16/hour jobs were short lived.2yr ⋅ Abd124efh568 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Fist time buying a Too Good to Go pack. Very happy with the results (3€!)1yr ⋅ Sinyaya ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Told myself I’d save up $2,000 by the end of February and I did it. It’s not a lot but I’m super excited! I’ve never had this much money saved before. And now I only want to keep adding to it!4yr ⋅ dontsaythatplease ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Follow up to that Kroger overpayment story, they won’t be seeking repayment4yr ⋅ xculatertate ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Anybody else have to borrow and pay back parents? Thankful but also embarrassing.2yr ⋅ ballslaw ⋅ r/povertyfinance
My bank account for the last nine months looks like a cardiogram8mo ⋅ flimspringfield ⋅ r/povertyfinance
What are your thoughts on this?? Is $2,467 enough for an emergency fund in your eyes?2yr ⋅ bruhsoundeffect57 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I think I'm fucked, advice wanted, please no judgement, and sorry for the rant2mo ⋅ Vhure ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Picked-up for free at thrift shop, now have bigger budget for protein - got roast chicken, side o' ham and fish at Costco!1yr ⋅ FormosaHoney ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I know it’s just credit Karma, but still! I finally made it to “excellent” credit. 😭2yr ⋅ samikaj ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Not the healthiest but I was able to purchase everything here for $7 using coupons and rewards. This is a few weeks worth of snacks for our family.10mo ⋅ HelloPup123 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
any tips to cutting expenses when you already have? i have 2 jobs, use healthcare.gov tax credits, have limited phone data, and have a roommate. really feels bad to see these numbers.1yr ⋅ iamhero-47 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Property management for our trailer park just dropped this gift off... I'm speechless4yr ⋅ NightSkyButterfly ⋅ r/povertyfinance
If you want a Christmas tree but are struggling, I got mine for $5 at Five Below! They had white and green. Wanted to let y’all know!1yr ⋅ CoyoteAnnie ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I finally paid off a credit card that has been the bane of my existence for 5 years. I really can't describe the feeling.2yr ⋅ mouritsen94 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I did it. The last of our credit cards are paid off. We are debt free what a relief! Now our credit card payments are going to be divided between our saving for a house fund, emergency fund and retirement account.1yr ⋅ square_2_square ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Volunteered at local drive-up food bank...included a palette of salmon fillets3yr ⋅ Flagdun ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Merry Christmas to everyone who spent their last few bucks on toys for their kids because they don’t qualify for Toys for Tots1yr ⋅ REVENAUT13 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
It isn’t much, but this is a nice feeling, on top of getting a $200 credit line increase, and approval to work overtime, which should give me about $300 extra bucks, giving me the money I need to get completely caught up4yr ⋅ APizzaWithEverything ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Really sick of buying gas this way. Trying to hang on til pay day.1yr ⋅ strawberrylemonapple ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I got a real career job in IT after 3 years of working for peanuts to build my resume. I took a screenshot on my first day of work, and today, on my 1 year. I even have a retirement account now! I've been really lucky, and have learned a lot from this sub. Thank you!3yr ⋅ Rio966 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I cleared a 6k collection off my credit report by writing a letter3mo ⋅ endisnearhere ⋅ r/povertyfinance
About 4 years ago, I was living paycheck to paycheck. Barely affording to pay my bills. Today I reached 10k in my personal brokerage account. Worked my ass to a better job and got a side hustle. Thanks for the tips. Just wanted to share this with someone. I don’t have anyone else to share.2yr ⋅ heykevin08 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Also why many poor people don’t get diagnosed with brain, mental, and developmental disabilities!4yr ⋅ Samlikesreddit13 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
$13 at Panera. Supposed to be a Cobb salad. 🤦🏻♂️ usually bring lunch with me when I can. This makes me want to be militant about it. Can’t afford this shit.1yr ⋅ ChondroArt ⋅ r/povertyfinance
My family received one of the donated laptops from Amazon to families in Seattle Public schools. Thank you, Amazon!4yr ⋅ jess_611 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Made in 5 days as a local Truck Driver. Got in it for free 5 years ago and make about 6 figures now. Life Changing. Trucking can be the thing to get you out of poverty.1yr ⋅ Dahbaldguy ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I'm running laundry in my home for the first time in over a year. It feels surreal to finally have had the chance buget out a set after a very difficult year. Im so thankful i won't ever have to go to the laundromat ever again.5yr ⋅ Hobbit-trivia-bitch ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Finally making enough after my promotion to have a net positive at the end of the month! Paid off my cc's and got a chunk into savings.1yr ⋅ Dildosinthesky ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Finally paid all my court-ordered debt, first time I've had a license in 5 years!2yr ⋅ kennethsime ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Almost choked when I saw prices on even small Christmas decorations so I went home and used only things already in my house. 10 sheets of paper, some string, a nail, a stick, a spare lantern and two clothes pins. I think it'll do the job!4mo ⋅ SmolderingDesigns ⋅ r/povertyfinance
1 year ago COVID heavily affected my job, and my wife and I accrued over 24K in credit card debt. It was a ton of work but I paid the last card off today and I’m excited to push forward! Thanks everyone for the tips.3yr ⋅ Thithel ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Someone posted this for free curbside on Facebook marketplace and I jumped at the opportunity.4yr ⋅ SkyeEDEMT ⋅ r/povertyfinance
The average price of a home in the US is now $400k. Investment firms are buying up as many homes as possible and making us become a renter nation.2yr ⋅ hodge888 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Today I finally broke $1000 in my savings account. I’m now 1/5 of the way to paying off my first year of college!5yr ⋅ TrueRusher ⋅ r/povertyfinance
My old truck got 17mpg and I drive 116 miles a day after doing the math a was able to get a newer car with a warranty 47 mpg and save money at the end of the month.1yr ⋅ smokey-treat ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Decided to join the grocery post. Got all of this for $35 plus not pictured a watermelon and two cantaloupes.2yr ⋅ Comfortable-Gur7140 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I know I still have a long way to go, but this credit card was MAXED OUT in January and I've successfully paid off a good chunk of it! Hoping to be 100% debt free by next year!11mo ⋅ luckof_thegatita ⋅ r/povertyfinance
After nearly 3 years of contract/ min wage work due to medical issues, I signed an offer letter for a FT job making 6 figures. This is my bank account currently. I've been blessed to always have what I needed, now I get to start repairing the credit damage done & make a dent in my debts. #humbled3yr ⋅ Jadesands ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Although this situation won’t apply to everyone, I thought I’d share that sometimes you just need to tell your family no. Had to say no to my mother who has a long record of regretful financial decisions when she asked me to help her co-sign a car4yr ⋅ NeverDeploy ⋅ r/povertyfinance
My Capital One credit card is completely paid off as of today!6yr ⋅ wanderingflower ⋅ r/povertyfinance
After years of sleeping on a twin xl, I finally invested in an upgrade. I feel like a proper adult now.4yr ⋅ hanananenome ⋅ r/povertyfinance
The only part of Christmas I enjoy anymore is coordinating my works adopt a family. Here's to another successful collection.3yr ⋅ abegood ⋅ r/povertyfinance
This is how much a bleeding nose cost me where they didn't do anything but take my blood pressure and a bottle of affrin2yr ⋅ PeeB4uGoToBed ⋅ r/povertyfinance
After years of doing what i could to get around.... my NEW Honda Accord.6yr ⋅ Andwagg ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Baking for yourself? Bake for a few more! I make anywhere from $25-$75 in net profit from sales of bread by baking once a week. I just send out a list to my whatsapp group and deliver next day. I'm US citizen living in Nicaragua. If I were in the US, I could make much more!2yr ⋅ Altruistic-Slide-512 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
$2.50 for my newly one year old’s party decorations- pretty proud of not getting sucked into buying decorations and wasting money I don’t have on one day!4yr ⋅ yourenomatch ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Paid my car off finally. Made the mistake of buying a car through a bad loan and now after saving up and watching my money like a hawk cutting all unnecessary expenses and with help of the stimulus was able to pay it off 2 years early. Blessed. This is for motivation not a brag, you can do it.3yr ⋅ dark_night_man ⋅ r/povertyfinance
For the first time in over 5 years, my credit score is over 580. It’s amazing what can happen when you can finally afford all bills every month!3yr ⋅ QsXfYjMlP ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Got the largest annual bonus of my career, so excited but decided to do the right thing and paid down my ~13,000 credit card debt. That's what happens when you borrow from your future. 4k more to go...3yr ⋅ Stalinov ⋅ r/povertyfinance
I feel this. We have insurance, but have to decide who gets what first? and who can hold off a little longer.1yr ⋅ Ryeberry1 ⋅ r/povertyfinance
My credit score went up 22 points this week!!!! I have a long ways to go until i have good credit, but i’m so proud of myself😭2yr ⋅ bruhsoundeffect57 ⋅ r/povertyfinance