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| -Read this right now, and get ready to feel very, very, very ANGRY. |
Leftist Agitator |
May-09-10 09:38 AM |
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wow $32.50 is food for a week here. our UU church has buy nothing days several X/year nt |
msongs |
May-09-10 09:39 AM |
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I hope he turned off his electricity and gas and water..... if not he spent money on credit |
Motown_Johnny |
May-09-10 09:42 AM |
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Exactly what I thought when I read the head line.. In the very least the water and the |
glowing |
May-09-10 09:50 AM |
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You would think she would be ashamed of her habits and not want to |
mucifer |
May-09-10 09:45 AM |
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32.50 for one meal for one person (pasta?). That's gas in my car for one week. |
notadmblnd |
May-09-10 09:50 AM |
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May-09-10 09:51 AM |
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I feel terrible |
madmax |
May-09-10 09:52 AM |
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When he gets to the point he is pulling his own bad teeth like my long term unemployed 56 year old |
ipaint |
May-09-10 09:53 AM |
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I went to the author's website. |
MindPilot |
May-09-10 09:54 AM |
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More here in this thread |
hobbit709 |
May-09-10 09:58 AM |
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Too bad the HuffPo scrubbed all the negative comments |
rucky |
May-09-10 11:10 AM |
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Planning what to do with other peoples' money. hmmmmf. and taking some while she does it. |
lonestarnot |
May-09-10 10:00 AM |
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I'm sure she's comfortable. |
rug |
May-09-10 10:04 AM |
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Harvard MBA |
Stephanie |
May-09-10 12:47 PM |
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Where is the part that's supposed to make readers angry? |
slackmaster |
May-09-10 09:57 AM |
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The other 364 days when she does spend money. |
rug |
May-09-10 10:06 AM |
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For me, it was in her comments more than the main post |
noamnety |
May-09-10 12:04 PM |
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That's exactly what she was implying, yep. |
Marr |
May-10-10 08:04 AM |
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Someone is already doing that |
chillspike |
May-09-10 09:58 AM |
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Have you ever lived in NYC? It is extremely expensive. |
Walk away |
May-09-10 10:10 AM |
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You can live in NY without Starbucks lattes, etc. |
hobbit709 |
May-09-10 10:23 AM |
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You can live in NYC without paying $32.50 for a plate of fucking pasta. |
Leftist Agitator |
May-09-10 10:31 AM |
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You think this person is a worthless piece of shit because she gets... |
Walk away |
May-09-10 11:03 AM |
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oh bullshit there's grocers in every single neighborhood in NYC and her walk to work was 12 min |
bettyellen |
May-09-10 11:22 AM |
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So you live in Manhattan and you think that spending $60 a day... |
Walk away |
May-09-10 12:19 PM |
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$50 x 30 = $18250/yr. median household income in nyc = $55K. |
Hannah Bell |
May-09-10 12:51 PM |
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That is for NYC not Manhattan. There the mean income is $121,549 and the... |
Walk away |
May-09-10 01:07 PM |
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so what? half the households make LESS. wow, deep ADVICE, don't order lattes |
Hannah Bell |
May-09-10 02:37 PM |
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no middle class people eat out and take cabs every single day. no one said the markets are as cheap |
bettyellen |
May-09-10 06:01 PM |
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imagine how much they hate the people who go out for a night of drinking!! |
dionysus |
May-10-10 11:26 AM |
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She says in the post that her pantry items were from Trader Joes |
Stephanie |
May-09-10 12:45 PM |
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You are only guessing. What if she lives up town and takes a cab home... |
Walk away |
May-09-10 12:52 PM |
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Wow, are you insane? |
Stephanie |
May-09-10 01:15 PM |
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Please, I used to save myself about 50% of my grocery bill... |
Walk away |
May-09-10 02:49 PM |
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And have neighbors like you? |
Stephanie |
May-09-10 04:42 PM |
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thank you Stephanie. that blogger is a giant ass and a liar- as her edits prove |
bettyellen |
May-09-10 06:07 PM |
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What are you up to? |
Stephanie |
May-09-10 06:47 PM |
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her daily budget isn't sixty dollars. that's just what she spends on cabs & takeout. |
Hannah Bell |
May-09-10 10:54 PM |
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holy shit, she had a cab ride, couple coffees, and takeout in NYC and spent 80 bux. get the fucking |
dionysus |
May-10-10 11:24 AM |
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"Do you have a car? Do you drive it to work?" |
Leftist Agitator |
May-09-10 11:29 AM |
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I have lived in or near Manhattan almost all of my life. |
Walk away |
May-09-10 12:37 PM |
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You're missing the point. |
tabasco |
May-09-10 07:34 PM |
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You know, I was going to point out the same thing. |
Leftist Agitator |
May-09-10 09:39 PM |
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Had to check the menu for my favorite Thai takeout place |
Stephanie |
May-09-10 10:10 PM |
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And you live in Manhattan, do you not? |
Leftist Agitator |
May-10-10 08:34 AM |
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It most certainly is NOT. I have managed to live in NY most of my life without |
Raineyb |
May-10-10 01:18 PM |
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She changed it to 22.50 !! Ha ha and her daily total was lowered to 60 from 80$ ! |
bettyellen |
May-09-10 11:23 AM |
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that was a pretty pathetic move |
fishwax |
May-09-10 07:42 PM |
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"This woman is a spoiled, entitled piece of shit." hmm. you sound jealous. |
dionysus |
May-10-10 10:59 AM |
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This woman is a uninformed idiot with the hubris to try to tell others how to save money. |
EOTE |
May-10-10 11:54 AM |
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while her article is silly, i see no reason to hate the woman. seriously. her article boils down to |
dionysus |
May-10-10 11:59 AM |
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This was not her diary, she was suggesting ways of saving money. |
EOTE |
May-10-10 12:06 PM |
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i wasn't aware that this is what she gets paid to do. i thought it was just a blog post. |
dionysus |
May-10-10 12:18 PM |
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She's in my neighborhood |
Stephanie |
May-09-10 12:35 PM |
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So maybe she isn't writing for or about you. Let's hate her even more. |
Walk away |
May-09-10 01:08 PM |
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Her attitude is patronizing and naive |
Stephanie |
May-09-10 01:35 PM |
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I spend more now that I left (temporarily) NYC |
KurtNYC |
May-10-10 07:50 AM |
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Yes, I have. |
moriah |
May-10-10 08:20 AM |
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Different attitudes about wealth and poverty. |
MindPilot |
May-09-10 11:08 AM |
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You spent that much on one meal for one person, wow. I wouldn't think of spending that much on one |
southernyankeebelle |
May-09-10 11:21 AM |
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I'd like to keep my average lunch costs under $3/day, and it's getting tough. |
kestrel91316 |
May-09-10 11:27 AM |
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All of the very, very, very angry here |
izquierdista |
May-09-10 11:35 AM |
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You are 100% correct. |
Leftist Agitator |
May-09-10 11:43 AM |
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+1 |
KurtNYC |
May-10-10 01:36 PM |
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+1 n/t |
Raineyb |
May-10-10 01:58 PM |
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+1 NT |
SocialistLez |
May-09-10 02:46 PM |
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Michael Shermer talked about this just last week. |
Kablooie |
May-10-10 12:24 PM |
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Somehow the anger escapes me. Someone writing an article |
CBR |
May-09-10 11:37 AM |
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You must have money. |
Leftist Agitator |
May-09-10 11:46 AM |
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I am in grad school and my husband is a pre-school teacher so, |
CBR |
May-09-10 11:47 AM |
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Fair enough. |
Leftist Agitator |
May-09-10 11:50 AM |
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That's my life. Other than a couple of trips a week to buy groceries and |
Cleita |
May-09-10 11:51 AM |
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Surely she had some leftover CAKE to survive on for a day. |
donco6 |
May-09-10 11:53 AM |
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So? |
jpak |
May-09-10 11:55 AM |
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May-09-10 12:04 PM |
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May-09-10 12:16 PM |
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This was an "experiment" for this woman.... |
Skidmore |
May-09-10 12:22 PM |
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While her post doesn't make me angry... |
Dappleganger |
May-09-10 12:51 PM |
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Just eating every day requires food in your pantry that you PAID FOR |
mainer |
May-09-10 12:51 PM |
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HOW DARE THIS WOMAN HELP CREATE JOBS !!!11111!!!!!!!!!! |
SmileyRose |
May-09-10 12:53 PM |
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At least some of this is not resentment over how she lives (and incidentally creates jobs), but rath |
patrice |
May-09-10 02:23 PM |
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all spending creates "jobs", but jobs preparing lattes & thai takeout don't generally pay well. |
Hannah Bell |
May-09-10 02:40 PM |
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Excellent point: Some people are entitled to self-fulfilling employment and others are not. |
patrice |
May-09-10 03:00 PM |
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This is not resentment over the fact that she's well-off. |
Arkana |
May-09-10 10:57 PM |
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One massive yawn... |
fortyfeetunder |
May-09-10 02:38 PM |
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i can go a year without spending a penny if i pay all my bills ahead of time & stock up on food. |
Hannah Bell |
May-09-10 05:48 PM |
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I guess they don't have Dollar Store Ragu in NYC. |
tabasco |
May-09-10 05:55 PM |
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Not anger, but amazement. |
Zenlitened |
May-09-10 06:58 PM |
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I'm not angry but I am shaking my head in despair .... |
gleaner |
May-09-10 07:07 PM |
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"I need an economy where I can afford to buy meals and other necessities." |
Leftist Agitator |
May-09-10 07:18 PM |
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Exactly so ..... |
gleaner |
May-10-10 04:39 AM |
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I'm not in the least impressed |
unlegendary |
May-09-10 07:23 PM |
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If you owe anything or have rent you cannot do this. |
bamacrat |
May-09-10 07:28 PM |
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It is okay, if the rich keep it up they will be poor soon too. |
Rex |
May-09-10 09:44 PM |
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Maybe we should go back to being hunters-gatherers |
MN TN |
May-09-10 10:14 PM |
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There are times that I don't spend a nickel in several days. |
Beacool |
May-09-10 10:19 PM |
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Jesus Christ--this broad acts like she just got waterboarded |
Arkana |
May-09-10 10:55 PM |
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May-10-10 08:00 AM |
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I think you'll find that most people here |
Marr |
May-10-10 08:24 AM |
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I imagine you also used public roads throughout the day... |
LanternWaste |
May-10-10 08:35 AM |
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AHHHHHHHHHHGH.. Huffpo is crap anyway! |
Prof Lester |
May-10-10 10:42 AM |
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What about this is supposed to make me angry? |
NeedleCast |
May-10-10 10:47 AM |
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i think you're supposed to hate eveyone that isn't as broke as you are. that's all i can get out of |
dionysus |
May-10-10 11:01 AM |
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Got it, thanks |
NeedleCast |
May-10-10 12:30 PM |
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self-delete |
shanti |
May-10-10 11:14 AM |
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this is my normal day |
Macoy |
May-10-10 11:40 AM |
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Angry, or jealous? |
Quantess |
May-10-10 12:12 PM |
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Not angry or jealous |
Macoy |
May-10-10 12:55 PM |
#105 |
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