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John Forte
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15361 posts 		Wed Jan-21-15 01:53 PM

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"Struggle survival skills that keep you in the struggle"


          

A lot of shit poor people learn to help them navigate a life of poverty helps perpetuate poverty. This is not a condemnation of poor people, it's a fact of life.

  
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Struggle survival skills that keep you in the struggle [View all] , John Forte, Wed Jan-21-15 01:53 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
Getting bills in your kids name
Jan 21st 2015
1
payday loans, putting the phone in your kids name
Jan 21st 2015
2
swinging that overdraft (weekly) like it's their money to spend.
Jan 21st 2015
3
this is my achilles heel yo ;(
Jan 21st 2015
18
The SSI hustle
Jan 21st 2015
4
illegal side hustles.
Jan 21st 2015
5
Maxing out student loans at communty college
Jan 21st 2015
6
why would anyone get loans at a CC?
Jan 21st 2015
9
      for them refund chex
Jan 21st 2015
14
indeed. the first 6 replies nailed the biggest offenses
Jan 21st 2015
7
the thing is, everything named is clever and resourceful
Jan 21st 2015
8
      i'm not sure about the whole 'needing people to struggle' angle.
Jan 21st 2015
11
           I agree with you. Most rich people don't
Jan 21st 2015
15
Paying ON a bill
Jan 21st 2015
10
yo, in Baltimore some apartment complexes will evict you if your lights
Jan 21st 2015
13
I know some cities consider homes without electricity or water
Jan 21st 2015
17
it only messes up your credit if you never pay it off
Jan 22nd 2015
30
      They can report you for late payments if you don't pay in full
Jan 22nd 2015
32
           they CAN but i aint never seen em do it...to anybody...ever
Jan 23rd 2015
70
Giving too much money to India, China, Korea, and Vietnam
Jan 21st 2015
12
Renting things from rent a center renting rims
Jan 21st 2015
16
i'd say buying loose cigarettes is more like the struggle cuz you losing...
Jan 22nd 2015
20
i go back and forth with this.
Jan 22nd 2015
22
i agree the buzz is different though
Jan 22nd 2015
44
exactly! i dont know the going price for a loosie these days
Jan 22nd 2015
46
I'm cool with the malt likka
Jan 22nd 2015
21
curious to know how those children turned out...
Jan 22nd 2015
19
and long as they are under 11 they should be cool
Jan 22nd 2015
23
happened to my brother.... basically crippled him as an adult especially
Jan 22nd 2015
39
Able bodied pan handling
Jan 22nd 2015
24
i had a homie who did/does this
Jan 22nd 2015
26
We can probably include some pretty tasty "Soul Food" recipes in this
Jan 22nd 2015
25
you mean like this:
Jan 22nd 2015
49
      lmao... yeah.. exactly that.
Jan 23rd 2015
65
scratch offs/the lottery in general
Jan 22nd 2015
27
i got relatives that play no less than $20 a day, EVERYDAY, on numbers.....
Jan 22nd 2015
28
I showed the math to one of my relatives
Jan 23rd 2015
60
Yeah that lotto is a trap for real
Jan 22nd 2015
29
^^^good one
Jan 22nd 2015
48
i do the gas hustle every now & then.
Jan 22nd 2015
31
Ever get hit with the overdraft fee doing that?
Jan 22nd 2015
33
i learned it doesn't work wit Bank of America. sure they hold that $1
Jan 22nd 2015
34
      BOA is usually 2-3 days
Jan 22nd 2015
35
AND it costs more on credit!
Jan 22nd 2015
53
not if you buy from spots like Wawa & Royal Farms...
Jan 23rd 2015
62
      It's been years since I've seen different prices for cash and credit
Jan 23rd 2015
75
WOW, I never though about this Idea.. BOA is my bank too.
Jan 23rd 2015
67
I had a similar hustle when i was broke back in '08
Jan 23rd 2015
72
Conspicuous Consumption in General
Jan 22nd 2015
36
having bad credit and payin 19% interest on that 6yr old luxury car
Jan 22nd 2015
37
income tax swag
Jan 22nd 2015
38
It's too much shaming going in here, so post something that helps you ge...
Jan 22nd 2015
40
Taking baths in Dishwashing Liquid.
Jan 22nd 2015
41
you gon' have to explain this one to me
Jan 22nd 2015
43
      everybody get your troll on.
Jan 22nd 2015
47
      It's a Tripple Threat Cleanser!
Jan 23rd 2015
58
Shopping at Dollar General or Family Dollar
Jan 22nd 2015
42
what's the get with family dollar?
Jan 22nd 2015
45
      The stores are Primarily Found in poor Black neighborhoods
Jan 23rd 2015
57
           Why is it a bad thing though?
Jan 23rd 2015
63
                Because of the kinds of foods that are sold there
Jan 23rd 2015
64
Putting off the Doc, Dentist, Therapist, etc. Costs MORE!
Jan 22nd 2015
Putting off the Doc, Dentist, Therapist, etc. Costs MORE!
Jan 22nd 2015
50
I used to be really cheap when buying shit
Jan 22nd 2015
51
man i used to buy used tires...
Jan 22nd 2015
52
buy once, cry once
Jan 23rd 2015
56
      cool saying
Jan 23rd 2015
66
Making kids work/hustle to help out
Jan 22nd 2015
54
this is huge
Jan 23rd 2015
59
Bang Bang
Jan 23rd 2015
68
      people turn tidying up after yourself into a service worker mentality?
Jan 23rd 2015
71
      It's not just a "Mexican" thing, this is a poverty issue.
Jan 24th 2015
77
           Don't twist my words, I didn't say that. I just spoke on what I've seen...
Jan 24th 2015
78
i read this whole post and i really cant think of anything else lol
Jan 23rd 2015
55
Bologna! Bologna! Bologna! Bologna!
Jan 23rd 2015
61
Renting Furniture
Jan 23rd 2015
69
for the life of me I can't understand that either
Jan 23rd 2015
73
*clapclapclap* good answer, good answer
Jan 23rd 2015
74
Deflating children's sense of curiosity by placing too much emphasis on
Jan 24th 2015
76
also true, but OKP ain't trying to hear this
Jan 24th 2015
79

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