| 136. ..learning how do it without folding the toilet paper. |
| -Being Broke |
WilliamPitt |
Mar-25-09 03:56 PM |
#0 |
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And being broke is being invisible on M$Greedia |
malaise |
Mar-25-09 04:01 PM |
#1 |
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Wow. This brought tears to my eyes, and I can't quite figure out why. |
AzDar |
Mar-25-09 04:06 PM |
#2 |
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Coinstar charge 7-8% don't they? I only use the one at my Credit Union where |
SharonAnn |
Mar-25-09 04:12 PM |
#4 |
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8.9 cents on the dollar |
WilliamPitt |
Mar-25-09 04:12 PM |
#7 |
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Jaysis! |
Warpy |
Mar-25-09 04:16 PM |
#10 |
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See post 34 |
mitchum |
Mar-25-09 04:54 PM |
#36 |
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it's not that bad when you use it for pennies/nickels |
Blue_Tires |
Mar-26-09 07:35 AM |
#144 |
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I've been there |
oldtime dfl_er |
Mar-26-09 09:46 AM |
#165 |
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The head...you has hit the nail upon it. |
badgerpup |
Mar-26-09 11:59 AM |
#187 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Mar-26-09 07:48 PM |
#218 |
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Being Broke is not using coinstar because of the 9% charged. |
uppityperson |
Mar-25-09 04:40 PM |
#26 |
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see post 34 |
mitchum |
Mar-25-09 04:55 PM |
#38 |
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I'm not broke - and I still roll my own. |
Ms. Toad |
Mar-25-09 05:38 PM |
#55 |
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me too |
Historic NY |
Mar-25-09 10:25 PM |
#110 |
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I am with you--that percentage is usurious. |
MADem |
Mar-26-09 01:11 AM |
#128 |
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I'm not really interested in getting a bunch more shows |
Ms. Toad |
Mar-26-09 07:14 AM |
#140 |
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Have you gotten a digital box (or a digital TV) and antennae? |
MADem |
Mar-27-09 04:00 AM |
#220 |
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...Sigh... |
Ms. Toad |
Mar-27-09 07:05 PM |
#228 |
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You need to call the stations you're getting now--really. |
MADem |
Mar-27-09 10:57 PM |
#229 |
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Already have. |
Ms. Toad |
Mar-28-09 08:43 AM |
#234 |
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Yep. I'm there now. nt |
Lorien |
Mar-25-09 11:18 PM |
#118 |
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I don't consider |
SheilaT |
Mar-26-09 09:21 AM |
#160 |
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Hey everybody, |
shimmergal |
Mar-26-09 05:26 PM |
#216 |
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Tolerable? |
The Stranger |
Mar-26-09 10:35 AM |
#170 |
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Call that the supermarket poor tax on food. The payday loan places charge 390% APR |
leveymg |
Mar-26-09 12:39 PM |
#193 |
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it's tough when it seems no one will take rolled coin anymore. but i think |
ejpoeta |
Mar-25-09 05:09 PM |
#46 |
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The bank will take it |
Warpy |
Mar-26-09 11:23 AM |
#180 |
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My bank doesn't charge me anthing for "roll my own." Took in $500.00 |
KoKo |
Mar-25-09 06:54 PM |
#75 |
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WaMu charged me for accepting wrapped coin rolls |
ellisD |
Mar-28-09 05:44 AM |
#231 |
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Some coinstars are "free" |
Statistical |
Mar-25-09 07:02 PM |
#77 |
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Same here. The credit union one is free. |
knitter4democracy |
Mar-26-09 09:26 AM |
#161 |
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Use it at the supermarket |
DirtyJersey |
Mar-26-09 10:23 AM |
#168 |
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Goosebumps... |
greblc |
Mar-25-09 04:09 PM |
#3 |
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A couple years, we're all going to find out |
DemReadingDU |
Mar-25-09 04:12 PM |
#5 |
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Back to the top you go. n/t |
WeDidIt |
Mar-25-09 04:12 PM |
#6 |
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dear Will Pitt |
grasswire |
Mar-25-09 04:13 PM |
#8 |
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For the sake of full disclosure... |
WilliamPitt |
Mar-25-09 04:17 PM |
#12 |
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hell, I was about to send you a can of chef boyardee |
grasswire |
Mar-25-09 04:19 PM |
#15 |
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Saved me from a mugging once |
WilliamPitt |
Mar-25-09 04:22 PM |
#18 |
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I know |
grasswire |
Mar-25-09 05:10 PM |
#48 |
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Thanks for the thought |
WilliamPitt |
Mar-25-09 05:10 PM |
#49 |
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Being broke also means |
Warpy |
Mar-25-09 04:14 PM |
#9 |
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A friend who read an early draft of this |
WilliamPitt |
Mar-25-09 04:21 PM |
#17 |
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the French know how to do it |
Schema Thing |
Mar-25-09 08:47 PM |
#91 |
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Hi Will, great writing, as usual. |
juajen |
Mar-25-09 09:06 PM |
#94 |
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Thank you for that comment. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-26-09 10:31 AM |
#169 |
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The screwed over public should be LIVID not ashamed |
Carni |
Mar-26-09 11:44 AM |
#184 |
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True--banks tend not to be interested in services for people without accounts |
eridani |
Mar-26-09 01:22 PM |
#197 |
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I kept a $10 savings account |
Warpy |
Mar-27-09 08:52 AM |
#223 |
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Mostly not. They ding you with service charges until the account gets closed n/t |
eridani |
Mar-27-09 02:01 PM |
#226 |
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When I'm "down and out" |
PatSeg |
Mar-26-09 03:05 PM |
#202 |
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I actually DO cut my own hair nowadays ... |
LSparkle |
Mar-25-09 04:32 PM |
#23 |
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My God, I really AM NOT alone ... the thing about getting mail in the dark |
LSparkle |
Mar-25-09 04:36 PM |
#25 |
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That's why I wrote it |
Warpy |
Mar-25-09 10:14 PM |
#108 |
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No, but we'll pee test you when you try to get help anyway. |
TygrBright |
Mar-26-09 08:41 AM |
#157 |
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No adequate words.... |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-25-09 10:46 PM |
#113 |
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Very familiar and everyone I know is |
Autumn |
Mar-25-09 04:16 PM |
#11 |
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" Only 911 calls can be made from this phone " |
C......N......C |
Mar-25-09 04:17 PM |
#13 |
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Yep. We are not alone. n/t |
mountainvue |
Mar-25-09 08:07 PM |
#85 |
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Wow |
Spacemom |
Mar-25-09 04:18 PM |
#14 |
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You may not be the only one experiencing it BUT |
Coyote_Bandit |
Mar-25-09 04:19 PM |
#16 |
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I really do not understand this. |
C......N......C |
Mar-25-09 04:26 PM |
#19 |
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Really? |
WilliamPitt |
Mar-25-09 04:46 PM |
#29 |
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Being broke can also reveal some amazing things about people and yourself. |
Rashel |
Mar-25-09 11:39 PM |
#121 |
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Millions of people can experience the very same thing |
Coyote_Bandit |
Mar-25-09 05:01 PM |
#41 |
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Lucky you then. |
SammyWinstonJack |
Mar-25-09 05:01 PM |
#42 |
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Why does everybody jump to judgmental so fast? I misread it to mean |
C......N......C |
Mar-25-09 06:56 PM |
#76 |
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I disagree. |
chrisa |
Mar-25-09 05:39 PM |
#56 |
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Ummmm...... |
Coyote_Bandit |
Mar-25-09 07:13 PM |
#78 |
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Thanks for the clarification, I thought you were demeaning the poor. That |
C......N......C |
Mar-25-09 07:16 PM |
#79 |
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:-) |
Coyote_Bandit |
Mar-25-09 08:52 PM |
#93 |
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Sorry, I meant to insert my post here.... |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-25-09 10:48 PM |
#114 |
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I take no pleasure |
Coyote_Bandit |
Mar-25-09 11:19 PM |
#119 |
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True words indeed, Coyote. Gratitude becomes a big part of life... |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-26-09 05:23 AM |
#138 |
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kr |
Norrin Radd |
Mar-25-09 04:26 PM |
#20 |
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Almost made me cry ... So much of it is familiar to me ... |
LSparkle |
Mar-25-09 04:28 PM |
#21 |
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We still sit at the dining table (the kitchen is 8 x 8 --no table) and wrap the coins. |
mnhtnbb |
Mar-25-09 04:31 PM |
#22 |
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OMG... a walk back in time... rolling coins. |
Liberal_in_LA |
Mar-25-09 05:36 PM |
#52 |
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Wow. |
truebrit71 |
Mar-25-09 04:36 PM |
#24 |
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All that loose change |
Zoonart |
Mar-25-09 04:40 PM |
#27 |
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Welcome to DU |
WilliamPitt |
Mar-25-09 05:06 PM |
#44 |
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Love hanging out laundry |
xxqqqzme |
Mar-26-09 05:00 PM |
#215 |
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thank you |
dembotoz |
Mar-25-09 04:45 PM |
#28 |
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I am witnessing family members go under. |
Lars39 |
Mar-25-09 04:47 PM |
#30 |
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Excellent. And also true. K&R n/t |
TBF |
Mar-25-09 04:49 PM |
#31 |
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"Poverty |
H2O Man |
Mar-25-09 04:50 PM |
#32 |
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Hey! I've used coinstar before. Do you have to be broke to use it? Good way to get rid of |
Liberal_in_LA |
Mar-25-09 04:52 PM |
#33 |
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I prefer to roll my own change and save the 9% fee. |
MercutioATC |
Mar-25-09 05:30 PM |
#50 |
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I use mine in the self-checkout machine |
Lilith Velkor |
Mar-25-09 07:41 PM |
#81 |
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I take it you're not doing the weekly shopping for a family of four? |
MercutioATC |
Mar-25-09 09:34 PM |
#98 |
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I don't accumulate it in huge jars like a lot of folks do |
Lilith Velkor |
Mar-25-09 09:52 PM |
#104 |
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I'm guilty of that. |
MercutioATC |
Mar-25-09 09:57 PM |
#106 |
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Not exactly wasteful but |
peace frog |
Mar-26-09 04:56 AM |
#137 |
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Coinstar charges a ton. Chase doesn't charge and doesn't require rolled coins. |
grace0418 |
Mar-26-09 10:38 AM |
#171 |
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Coinstar is one of the major lobbyists preventing the US Mint from ditching... |
mitchum |
Mar-25-09 04:52 PM |
#34 |
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interesting tidbit of information. DU is like that sometimes. |
KittyWampus |
Mar-25-09 05:55 PM |
#60 |
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I found that out in, I think, an issue of The Smithsonian a few months ago... |
mitchum |
Mar-25-09 06:01 PM |
#62 |
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I disagree - we should not only keep the penny... |
derby378 |
Mar-26-09 11:29 AM |
#181 |
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I've found a number of occasions when I've been grateful for those pennies... |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Mar-26-09 02:22 PM |
#199 |
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And then it will cost even MORE to manufacture... |
mitchum |
Mar-26-09 03:16 PM |
#203 |
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We have adults back in charge on Capitol Hill - they can do something about this |
derby378 |
Mar-27-09 08:27 AM |
#222 |
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That may be so, but |
shimmergal |
Mar-26-09 05:40 PM |
#217 |
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Yep. |
redqueen |
Mar-25-09 04:52 PM |
#35 |
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Add 'being in a wheelchair' & you've written my biography |
Philosoraptor |
Mar-25-09 04:55 PM |
#37 |
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They key is knowing HOW to be poor. |
Speck Tater |
Mar-25-09 04:57 PM |
#39 |
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It IS 'freedom' in the truest sense of the word. I agree. |
Fire1 |
Mar-25-09 05:58 PM |
#61 |
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i think you've got something there |
barbtries |
Mar-25-09 06:48 PM |
#71 |
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That's kind of where we are at . . . |
DollyM |
Mar-25-09 08:15 PM |
#86 |
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excellent post and article |
tabbycat31 |
Mar-25-09 04:57 PM |
#40 |
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I refuse to pay 8-10% to Coinstar. |
Duer 157099 |
Mar-25-09 05:04 PM |
#43 |
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me too...used to be the bank would sort your money,I remember the cool machine. |
BlancheSplanchnik |
Mar-25-09 09:28 PM |
#96 |
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Chase still does. At least in Chicago. I've gone to two different branches to do |
grace0418 |
Mar-26-09 10:39 AM |
#172 |
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Oh thanks for that info |
BlancheSplanchnik |
Mar-27-09 09:00 AM |
#224 |
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I look at Coinstar's 10% cut as a extravagance |
Patiod |
Mar-26-09 07:58 AM |
#149 |
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This reminds me of the essay written by John Scalzi after Katrina |
Fireweed247 |
Mar-25-09 05:09 PM |
#45 |
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that was .... very insightful |
BelgianMadCow |
Mar-25-09 09:44 PM |
#102 |
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I was going to post that as well |
PVnRT |
Mar-26-09 07:25 AM |
#142 |
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Being broke |
peacefreak |
Mar-25-09 05:09 PM |
#47 |
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this is my friend's story |
marions ghost |
Mar-26-09 12:18 PM |
#188 |
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Being broke leads to one thing... |
Horse with no Name |
Mar-25-09 05:35 PM |
#51 |
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Great Piece |
pmorlan1 |
Mar-25-09 05:37 PM |
#53 |
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A plastic 96 Fluid Ounce Welch's Grape Juice bottle holds about $400 in assorted silver |
NNN0LHI |
Mar-25-09 05:38 PM |
#54 |
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k&r |
closeupready |
Mar-25-09 05:40 PM |
#57 |
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Great post and so true. I might add, being poor is: Being alone |
yy4me |
Mar-25-09 05:46 PM |
#58 |
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I am so sorry for your losses, yy4me. Aging is something none of us can |
mnhtnbb |
Mar-25-09 06:20 PM |
#66 |
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I am sorry. |
GoCubsGo |
Mar-27-09 08:00 AM |
#221 |
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good work |
Two Americas |
Mar-25-09 05:52 PM |
#59 |
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My son in law's grandmother is 86 |
Fumesucker |
Mar-25-09 06:02 PM |
#63 |
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Just about every time I try to use Coinstar, these days, |
Brucie Kibbutz |
Mar-25-09 06:02 PM |
#64 |
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Being Broke Also Means |
pmorlan1 |
Mar-25-09 06:13 PM |
#65 |
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I've been rolling my own for about a week |
TheKentuckian |
Mar-25-09 08:44 PM |
#90 |
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Rolling Your Own |
pmorlan1 |
Mar-25-09 08:51 PM |
#92 |
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I RYO myself. Do you know that big Fed taxes will start on RYO tobacco on April 1st this year? |
smalll |
Mar-25-09 10:09 PM |
#107 |
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..learning how do it without folding the toilet paper. |
stlsaxman |
Mar-26-09 04:49 AM |
#136 |
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I understand |
Warpy |
Mar-26-09 12:47 PM |
#195 |
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Have you read Ruby Payne? |
proud2BlibKansan |
Mar-25-09 06:22 PM |
#67 |
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It's worse if you're a teenager or a child. |
Jkid |
Mar-25-09 06:24 PM |
#68 |
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And if the child has ADHD, how to pay for meds? |
Wednesdays |
Mar-25-09 10:32 PM |
#111 |
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But Chuck Todd wonders if we're sacrificing enough! |
bluethruandthru |
Mar-25-09 06:29 PM |
#69 |
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I just used one last week. |
Justpat |
Mar-25-09 06:35 PM |
#70 |
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Honesty like this cuts me to the bone |
FirstLight |
Mar-25-09 06:51 PM |
#72 |
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Being broke (or poor) |
madamesilverspurs |
Mar-25-09 06:52 PM |
#73 |
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years ago I had to apply for food stamps |
NEOhiodemocrat |
Mar-26-09 08:08 AM |
#151 |
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You nailed it. |
Gemini Cat |
Mar-26-09 01:07 PM |
#196 |
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I had a hellish relationship with my parents, the last ten years of their lives. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Mar-25-09 06:54 PM |
#74 |
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Thank you for this post. |
Q3JR4 |
Mar-25-09 07:21 PM |
#80 |
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Thank you William Pitt you covered it all. |
mackerel |
Mar-25-09 07:53 PM |
#82 |
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Yup. |
madamesilverspurs |
Mar-25-09 09:46 PM |
#103 |
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selling plasma for grocery money |
Brucie Kibbutz |
Mar-25-09 11:02 PM |
#116 |
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Excellent piece of writing ... |
NanceGreggs |
Mar-25-09 07:56 PM |
#83 |
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Great post |
Luciferous |
Mar-25-09 08:04 PM |
#84 |
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Being broke does leave you feeling broken down and beaten. |
Lone_Star_Dem |
Mar-25-09 08:17 PM |
#87 |
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Ah Will, still the master at keeping it real. nt just applause |
Tigress DEM |
Mar-25-09 08:18 PM |
#88 |
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Electricity shutoff two days ago |
Urban Prairie |
Mar-25-09 08:37 PM |
#89 |
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Do you have the ability to buy/borrow a small generator? |
MercutioATC |
Mar-25-09 09:37 PM |
#99 |
| -
Actually it isn't too cold here, in the 50s during the day now |
Urban Prairie |
Mar-25-09 10:32 PM |
#112 |
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These stories need to be told |
upi402 |
Mar-26-09 12:18 AM |
#126 |
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Loved that Obama referred to "Reagan's Homeless" last night in his speech . . .!!! |
defendandprotect |
Mar-25-09 09:17 PM |
#95 |
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Ever thought about running for office? |
Brucie Kibbutz |
Mar-25-09 11:14 PM |
#117 |
| -
Yes -- |
defendandprotect |
Mar-25-09 11:34 PM |
#120 |
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thanks for the info |
Brucie Kibbutz |
Mar-26-09 12:04 AM |
#125 |
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Excellent PS. nt |
raccoon |
Mar-26-09 07:55 AM |
#148 |
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Actually, Welfare Rights Organizations used to exist |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-26-09 11:41 AM |
#183 |
| -
Obama should be careful about that |
nichomachus |
Mar-26-09 07:49 AM |
#146 |
| -
President Obama mentioned Reagan and homelessness? |
Catherine Vincent |
Mar-26-09 04:35 PM |
#213 |
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lump in my throat... |
BlancheSplanchnik |
Mar-25-09 09:33 PM |
#97 |
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TD Bank is open 7 days a week and they |
Lucky Luciano |
Mar-25-09 09:39 PM |
#100 |
| -
My mom was born in 1928 |
libodem |
Mar-25-09 09:43 PM |
#101 |
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I had to sell all my albums (the old 12" LP records) and heirlooms once |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Mar-25-09 09:57 PM |
#105 |
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Its not bad ideas to blame...it's the ones that KNEW |
winyanstaz |
Mar-25-09 10:22 PM |
#109 |
| -
did you notice |
nvme |
Mar-25-09 10:49 PM |
#115 |
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I've been in the habit of saving spare change since the '80s. |
pacalo |
Mar-25-09 11:50 PM |
#122 |
| -
Being Broke Means ...can't make the car payment |
Oldtimeralso |
Mar-25-09 11:53 PM |
#123 |
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It also means your teeth hurt... nt |
Bonobo |
Mar-25-09 11:56 PM |
#124 |
| -
Being broke is |
Withywindle |
Mar-26-09 01:04 AM |
#127 |
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Thanks for the reminder. not. |
mb7588a |
Mar-26-09 01:30 AM |
#129 |
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becoming broke = becoming invisible |
leftofthedial |
Mar-26-09 01:53 AM |
#130 |
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Another one into the upper deck, Mr. Pitt. |
BobTheSubgenius |
Mar-26-09 02:43 AM |
#131 |
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Thank you, Will |
SeattleGirl |
Mar-26-09 03:05 AM |
#132 |
| -
Insightful. n/t |
Laelth |
Mar-26-09 12:22 PM |
#190 |
| -
Been broke, broke again... |
griz2008 |
Mar-26-09 03:57 AM |
#133 |
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No offense, but |
Amelie |
Mar-26-09 04:21 AM |
#134 |
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So tell us Amelie. |
fasttense |
Mar-26-09 06:59 AM |
#139 |
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Thank god, I don't know directly |
Amelie |
Mar-26-09 08:27 AM |
#154 |
| -
Being poor is having someone pass judgement on you |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-26-09 11:49 AM |
#186 |
| -
Gotta love it. |
WilliamPitt |
Mar-26-09 12:31 PM |
#192 |
| -
Pockets stopped jinglin? |
Amelie |
Mar-26-09 04:14 PM |
#211 |
| -
Reminds me of an obscure old movie from the '60's |
PatSeg |
Mar-26-09 03:51 PM |
#208 |
| -
Four Yorkshiremen |
Amelie |
Mar-26-09 04:07 PM |
# |
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That's hysterical! |
PatSeg |
Mar-26-09 04:23 PM |
#212 |
| -
Oh good grief |
Amelie |
Mar-26-09 04:03 PM |
#209 |
| -
As someone who has never been poor, |
Ms. Toad |
Mar-26-09 07:18 AM |
#141 |
| -
Being broke is discovering |
FloridaJudy |
Mar-26-09 04:31 AM |
#135 |
| -
My Grandmother who lived during the Great Depression... |
bethdoc |
Mar-26-09 07:33 AM |
#143 |
| -
That's how my grandma got her kids through, too. |
susanna |
Mar-26-09 10:45 AM |
#173 |
| -
The teenager keeps cleaning out the home bank account.... |
LeftHander |
Mar-26-09 07:40 AM |
#145 |
| -
The eighties were like this for me |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
Mar-26-09 07:52 AM |
#147 |
| -
Outstanding |
TomClash |
Mar-26-09 08:07 AM |
#150 |
| -
I used to be broke |
shagsak |
Mar-26-09 08:21 AM |
#152 |
| -
My new bank offers a coin counter with no service charge |
DS1 |
Mar-26-09 08:27 AM |
#153 |
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My bank gives away high quality different flavored coffees and hot chocolate now |
NNN0LHI |
Mar-26-09 08:36 AM |
#156 |
| -
Yes |
DS1 |
Mar-26-09 08:52 AM |
#158 |
| -
Being broke means never using coin star |
mdmc |
Mar-26-09 08:33 AM |
#155 |
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LOL- I have been going back and forth about using Coinstar...(I have a checking account |
shesaidshesaid |
Mar-26-09 11:09 AM |
#178 |
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I remember what it was like to be broke in the 70s |
pipi_k |
Mar-26-09 09:15 AM |
#159 |
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Good piece, Will. Our salvation has been learning how to barter. |
Liberty Belle |
Mar-26-09 09:31 AM |
#162 |
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Yes it's time to get creative |
marions ghost |
Mar-26-09 12:47 PM |
#194 |
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Being broke means giving your 2 young sons to your employed ex-husband |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-26-09 09:37 AM |
#163 |
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Well done, Will. n/t |
Cetacea |
Mar-26-09 09:37 AM |
#164 |
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When my husband and I were younger and newly married, we went |
TwilightGardener |
Mar-26-09 10:02 AM |
#166 |
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Thank you for this Will |
Time for change |
Mar-26-09 10:14 AM |
#167 |
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Thank you |
RoseMead |
Mar-26-09 10:47 AM |
#174 |
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Excellent post, Will. Thanks so much for sharing it. n/t |
susanna |
Mar-26-09 10:48 AM |
#175 |
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Coinstar Rocks. |
sarcasmo |
Mar-26-09 11:07 AM |
#176 |
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coinstar is a ripoff |
iamthebandfanman |
Mar-26-09 11:07 AM |
#177 |
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See post 34 |
mitchum |
Mar-26-09 03:18 PM |
#204 |
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Being broke quickly breaks the spirit.......... |
Klukie |
Mar-26-09 11:21 AM |
#179 |
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I am right in line with you - Had to go to coin machine 3 times now in 6 mos. & filed bankruptcy. |
1776Forever |
Mar-26-09 11:32 AM |
#182 |
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I used to know people who threw away change. |
bikebloke |
Mar-26-09 11:47 AM |
#185 |
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You should forward this to Chuck "Santelli" Todd. |
Robeson |
Mar-26-09 12:19 PM |
#189 |
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Being broke is being afraid to pass a little gas |
Ticonderoga |
Mar-26-09 12:23 PM |
#191 |
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Damn good article, Will |
LiberalEsto |
Mar-26-09 01:49 PM |
#198 |
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My sister is doing some work |
marions ghost |
Mar-26-09 02:23 PM |
#200 |
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These days, when I find a paycheck in the mail |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Mar-26-09 02:32 PM |
#201 |
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thought about you last week. I was in Connecticut at the shore |
Laura PourMeADrink |
Mar-26-09 03:22 PM |
#205 |
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Thanks for the essay... we are not alone |
handmade34 |
Mar-26-09 03:35 PM |
#206 |
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What you can do to soften the blow. . . . |
missingthebigdog |
Mar-26-09 03:35 PM |
#207 |
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It can also lead to contempt for others... |
Phentex |
Mar-26-09 04:07 PM |
#210 |
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i always take my change to the bank, and i've never had to put it in sleeves, either... |
dysfunctional press |
Mar-26-09 04:48 PM |
#214 |
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So, in reality |
Ticonderoga |
Mar-27-09 10:00 AM |
#225 |
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if someone lost their job, why would they no longer have a bank account...? |
dysfunctional press |
Mar-27-09 04:00 PM |
#227 |
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Being broke also reminds you that your general election vote.... |
Aviation Pro |
Mar-27-09 01:28 AM |
#219 |
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" Being broke means knowing where all the gas stations are..." |
Ellipsis |
Mar-28-09 01:30 AM |
#230 |
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uh . . . coinstar machines are in the FRONT of the store |
datasuspect |
Mar-28-09 06:07 AM |
#232 |
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Burning eyes here. Beautifully written Will. |
lamp_shade |
Mar-28-09 06:49 AM |
#233 |
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Being Broke |
lgartzma |
Mar-29-09 01:04 AM |
#235 |
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Depression |
bonnieS |
Mar-29-09 11:40 AM |
#237 |
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I've been poor. You know what sticks with me? |
yewberry |
Mar-29-09 01:37 AM |
#236 |
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Being broke (Bernard Madoff stole our money) means relying on HEEP |
In_The_Wind |
Mar-31-09 06:48 AM |
#238 |
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