Reply #158: Basically I didn't buy crap I didn't need

[tammywammy]

I did have a washer and dryer, my parents had given me a set for my birthday when I turned 21. My dad did help, he knew I was living tight and offered to add my cell phone to his plan and cover the cost ($30/month). The only person I knew living the high life on $11/hr was a co-worker and she ended up racking up over $20k in credit card debt and at 22 had to file for bankruptcy. I didn't have a car payment until after I got bumped up to $12/hr. Then I lived on $12/hr a few years (no raises) until last summer when I got the job I'm at now.