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Feel like this belong here

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Survival mode activated

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If you are in the NY/NJ area and have a ShopRite near you, $3 for a 10-pound bag of chicken.

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Waiting on that stimulus check has me like

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My Food Bank Haul This Week!

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Groceries prices since February near Portland, OR

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The bills are paid... but at what cost

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It somehow keeps getting worse.

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I made this but now I’m sad because it’s true.

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Sometimes you just have to stick together. I hope this helps out my random neighbor!

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My roommate told me she paid the bill before moving out and she didn’t. They will be cutting my lights off tomorrow.

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My 2019 New Year’s resolution was to get my credit score to 700. I’m 19 days late, but damnit I did it!

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Blessed be the food banks. Got all this, didn’t pay a dime.

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My Food Bank Haul

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$80 of groceries in UT (with weekly meal plan in comments)

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Just a reminder to always look at the unit price. Wal-Mart is selling their store brand pasta in 3 sizes. 1lb, 2lbs, and 3lbs. The 1lb is actually the cheapest per oz. Even though almost anywhere else buying in bulk is cheaper. Not the only Great Value brand product I've seen like that, either.

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The only zeros I like to flex are the balances of my credit cards

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My life lately

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CREDIT CARD DEBT FREE!!!

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Not enough quarters to buy a washing machine but enough to use someone else's

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finally have a bit of money put into investments/savings

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People in a good position should help others get in a good position because it’s harder to lose a good position than it is to get into a good position from a bad position.

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True

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$115 from WinCo. If you have one near by it can be a lifesaver for your grocery budget.

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Hallelujah, only 1 left to go! Went from $12k to only $2k!

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Lmao

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[OC] $5.88 of groceries we bought today

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$44.17 of Groceries (PNW)

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$6.29 for Doritos if there was no sale lol... not even the family size just the regular size.

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Used my first unemployment check (due to COVID) to pay off my first credit card and deactivate it forever. The future is unknown, but today was B R I G H T for me.

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I can only confide in memes right now...

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My Thanksgiving Dinner

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What happens if I don’t pay this 16,477.25 Memorial Hermann medical bill? Or how can I get it to an affordable rate.... possibly dissolved? I’m currently unemployed with no health insurance and had to go to the emergency room for a stab wound back in May (Texas)

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Mapped out my personal income growth across the last 10 years (finally made it out)

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Got this at a local food bank. 😁

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First time my tank has been full in I don’t know how long. (Cheap gas + $1 off/gallon) Thanks Obama

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The cheapest US states to live in

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I’m so tired of having my time stolen away to earn minimum wage and have no time for my self. (At least I’m not in zero I guess).

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$1.25 each

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“It’s called gross because it’s gross how much you would have made”

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Reserving my child's birthday party. Do I still need to tip on top of this? If so, how much?

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Quit buying fast food

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Can I make a veggie chili with these ingredients tonite? I have no cooking skills and this is what I have to work with for essentials, cans are from a local shelter over the past month.

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$57 worth of groceries for $23

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TurboTax is a bit more optimistic than I am.

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Just in time 😎

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Now apartment building laundry machines are on credit. They must have seen that nobody does laundry except on the first few days of the month.

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How accurate is this chart for you?

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Join your local “Buy Nothing” group on Facebook, if you’re able! I joined mine and just received a kitchen island for free! I was waiting until December to buy one with the way my finances are, but now I can cook more comfortably in my small kitchen!

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Fast Food workers of California, how do you feel about this?

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Who the F are the millennials with 80 grand in their retirement alone?! And thinking they can retire at 61? Maybe I'm just not friends with the average person but I don't know a single person like this? Is this really the *average*??

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Six years ago I was homeless. Four years ago I took my son and a suitcase and we fled an abusive marriage. I had a credit rating in the low 500s because of him. This is my score today. It's taken 4 long years to repair it and I'm still on a fixed income, but this made me feel proud and hopeful.

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Paid off my credit card and hit $3,000 in savings this week! What a huge weight off my shoulders.

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I know it's not much, but after years of a sub-400 score, I finally got it up there.

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ALL MONTH $1.62 SONIC Cheeseburger and Ice Cream Float

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Investment goes brrr...

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Breakfast for the next week

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But I need it to pay for 1/4 of a new transmission for my car!

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TBH I can’t believe it, I’ve had this account for 2 years and with hard work and determination I’ve finally paid it off!

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Full-time Job is no match for a new car in the budget 😃😃😃 ugh.

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$48 at Trader Joe’s no meat or dairy

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Finally paid it off, and it feels so good.

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Big news

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I'm so poor Doordash offered me this

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Hey guys, have any of you started saving your ones and change again? I recently started doing this and I'm curious to see if anyone else is on board with me!

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UPDATE on my journey to debt free from CC

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My Food Bank Haul For This Week!

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Just wanted to share this deal that’s going on at Taco Bell right now. I’ve made 3 accounts and gotten 3 free meals. Not the healthiest but it’s a free filling hot meal.

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Broke 800 on my score!

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$54 groceries in northern Canada. Inspired by a previous post.

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Am I doing this right?

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After losing my job, getting evicted, maxing out my credit cards, and getting my car repoed, I’m finally back. Good lord, what a relief.

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Amirite

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If you’re gonna go cheap, go cheap *with STYLE!*

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Its been a rough year but we got a tree

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Just paid my car loan off, what a fucking stupid game credit score is ...

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I'm 23 and this is my first time ever having a comma in my checking account, just wanted to share

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Another shirinked product

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The eggs are killing meee

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PSA: Don't fall for low level scams like this. I've seen this a lot lately.

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Is this true? I never buy lotto tickets.

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Slide into my DMs

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After going bankrupt a couple of years ago, I was pretty proud to see this

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Ate nothing but oats, water, and sugar for the last month, barring a few exceptions. After giving my last $6 to a homeless guy to help me carry my things when I first came into town over 4 months ago, he surprised me with this. I wish I could tell you how good this tastes right now. Merry Christmas!

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these are only $1 at Walmart. makes a good little meal with crackers.

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It's nowhere near perfect, but in December 2019 my score was in the 300s. I'm so proud of how hard I've worked to get this far!

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Snacking on a budget. $1 crab packet cooked in pan with lemon and salt.

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Free Covid tests available again

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A cautionary tale... Amazon can now ‘lose’ your return and give you the run around. I’d rather buy electronics from Best Buy or circuit city!

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This is what $40.96 of groceries looks like in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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Someone sent me this randomly

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11 months apart, effectively cut my debt in half!

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An ambulance ride and a hospital visit is what did my finances in too.

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Finally paid off my credit cards! I was paying the minimum for 2 years before getting on this program. It's been a long road, but it feels so good to be done. I still have some medical debt, but I'm so close to being debt free.

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$5.99 footlongs at the US Subway app

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$110 worth of groceries in ohio, got for $70 with coupons

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Can anyone help me?

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Povertry does not prevent happiness

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How does someone break free of poverty?

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$32 Dollars at Kroger

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Saw this on another sub and I was like, “Feel like a millionaire?” Nope. Still “Help help help” come payday.

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6 years ago I was 80k in debt with a 430 credit. Last month I made my last payment. Today I checked credit score and I broke in to tears. Anyway, I just want to let you know, whoever is getting hammered down by life, It's always darkest before the dawn. And believe me, YOU will se the dawn.

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This is the most money I have ever had after years of scraping by. Finally got a good job and can build up from here.

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I’m making my savings journey to a $500 emergency fund fun! The cat moves as I save more.

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The dream of home ownership just keeps moving further and further away

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100% Food Bank!

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Equal opportunity does not yet exist in america

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Everything is fine.

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After a decade of dodging collection calls and letters, I finally pulled my finances together!

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Which one of y’all??

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Posting this to hold myself accountable. I’m planning to pay off at least half if not more by end of year.

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Raised my credit score 148 points in 3 months. First time my credit score has been above 600.

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nothing says out of touch like someone's big money saving advice is to stop doing things I already can't afford to do

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Thinking about starting to stream on twitch. Rate my setup.

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Getting a new place

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Literally as good as Christmas Day! I didn’t file taxes since 2018, and this just direct deposited without issue. So relieved.

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Equifax Settlement Check

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Starting 2022 off on the right foot! Fully paid off as of today, never going back!

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How can I lower my hospital bill?

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Woke up today to see this score. Dropping even more, and I can’t keep up. Was waiting for my taxes to take care of everything, but. Still haven’t gotten them. Not having a good day

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We need to pay for therapy after all.

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The fight towards debt recovery is hard guys...

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This is your sign to go to the food bank

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Always look at the per unit pricing. This is the most blatant example I have ever come across

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A year and a half ago I had a 540 now I’m so happy to be in the 700’s club.

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This is what $15 gets you in Mexico (yes including the pillows lol)

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Be careful out there!

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After 20 long years I am finally 100% debt free. Was able to make the final payment on my debt consolidation loan at 430 pm today, 3 years ahead of schedule. Grew up in a mobile home, poor as hell, in the Midwest. Still poor as hell but at-least I don’t owe anyone a fucking thing!

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Finally paid off my credit card! I feel so free!

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$64 grocery haul. This will feed me for the week and the unhealthy stuff keeps me from going to the corner store on impulse.

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Anyone else budget paycheck-to-paycheck based on due dates? [Single mom of two, mid-30s, Seattle area]

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Finally have $5k in the emergency fund and some money in the wedding fund too!

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We reached 400,000 miles on our car! It might be held together by sheer willpower on my husband's part, but the thing is still chugging!

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This year I paid off all my outstanding debt. Now I finally have over $1000 in the bank.

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Is a struggle

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I saw this on my Facebook profile this morning, so I just wanted to share with you guys.

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Pull yourself up by the boostraps!

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43 euros of groceries in Italy

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Here’s to another year of keeping myself on track

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Today is the day I handle my credit. Negotiated my Credit Card APR %, set up some payment plans, and built a budget. See ya in 12 months!

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$50 at the store and a trip to the food bank.

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In case anyone is in the Corpus Christi, Texas area!

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Actually peanuts are probably out of reach for minimum wage

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38.94 dollars or 800 pesos at an open air market in emiliano zapata mexico.

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After my somewhat depressing post, here’s something just for a laugh. We all need it every now and then.

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