It’s expensive to be poor. It’s harder to get out poverty than to be born wealthy with family that has connections and opportunities. Spend your money extremely wisely, because it’s the real way we vote in this system.
I’ve asked myself the question a lot lately, “What am I spending money on that’s a waste perpetuating this broken system which I could stop spending today?”
The only way to rise is to be smarter than the systems designed to drag us down. If you need a clear example, just look at a casino.
I’ve decided to eat out less and cook at home more often. I’ve been looking up recipes and have taken some inspiration from Great Depression era cooking. I have access to seasonings still so I can take something like a Hoover Stew and flavor it up as well as use slightly better ingredients for more flavor. It’s cheap, pretty tasty, filling, and lasts a while.
I’m fortunate I have a regional grocery chain and don’t have to shop at Wal-Mart or Target for my groceries and some toiletries. For everything else though, I gauge heavily “Do I need this at all?” I’ve reached a point where I’m not spending as much as I did and working to pay down debts as well as save.