tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post114287816594969533..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: What makes you feel poor?Madame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-31567123514381474962008-10-28T17:46:00.000-04:002008-10-28T17:46:00.000-04:00poor is when - you ate the last of the old long c...poor is when - you ate the last of the old long cooking rice last night and have only 2 cans of pumpkin pie filling in the cupboard- no money for required medications and less than 1/4 of a tank of gas till friday (this is Tuesday) - Rich is when you find an excellent recipe for pumpkin soup you can adjust to eat for two days, big big plus is that it sounds yummy- and you get just enough out of the change you found around the house to cover bus fare for the rest of the week. found a little "stash of the most important meds in the overnight bag - no telling how old they are but they just make the stretch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-46448589921432925012008-10-27T14:38:00.000-04:002008-10-27T14:38:00.000-04:00lol; I relate to all tragically poor everything's-...lol; I relate to all tragically poor everything's-falling-apart people. for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-75855241084978004642008-10-27T14:37:00.000-04:002008-10-27T14:37:00.000-04:00what makes me feel poor?rich friends who own so mu...what makes me feel poor?<BR/><BR/>rich friends who own so much for their age, they couldn't NOT rub it in my face if they tried!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-21557465698192336042008-10-07T15:15:00.000-04:002008-10-07T15:15:00.000-04:00Generic medications are a great way to keep your p...Generic medications are a great way to keep your prescription drug costs down. I’ve seen ads on TV for Caduet. It has two ingredients. One is Amlodipine and the other is Atorvastatin. With my RxDrugCard I can get 30 tablets of Amlodipine for $9 and 30 tablets of Simvastatin for $9. I’ll bet they are charging more than $18 for this new drug! The unthinking public is going to pressure their doctors into giving them something just because it’s new, when something old or generic would do the job for cheaper.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745063098617886577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-62869906627578461062008-07-16T12:45:00.000-04:002008-07-16T12:45:00.000-04:00i'm just 16 all i can say is that i feel poor when...i'm just 16 <BR/>all i can say is that i feel poor when i can't give back to this worldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1161352060075780692006-10-20T09:47:00.000-04:002006-10-20T09:47:00.000-04:00Sigh!! I feel poor everyday when i go to look for ...Sigh!! <BR/>I feel poor everyday when i go to look for something to eat and only find an emty fridge and know i dont have the money for groceries. <BR/><BR/>when i can only go buy 30 to 50 dollars worth of groceries once every month or so.<BR/><BR/>My shoes make me feel poor, all broken down and splitting open and cannot afford to buy any.<BR/><BR/>How about when i have to put what gas i have for my lawn mower in my vehicle just to make it to work and then cant mow my yard because i have no gas for the mower.<BR/><BR/>I feel poor just walking through my house, bare walls nothing on them, and the only furniture i have is a broken down couch, a coffe table and a tv. <BR/>Oh and my dinner table with 2 good chairs, the other 2 are broken.<BR/><BR/>I could go on and on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1158885936096079622006-09-21T20:45:00.000-04:002006-09-21T20:45:00.000-04:00i feel poor because i can't afford to get my husba...i feel poor because i can't afford to get my husband the treatment he needs to help his terminal cancer or move to a house where he can freely spend his last days without worrying about stairs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1150814466272677262006-06-20T10:41:00.000-04:002006-06-20T10:41:00.000-04:00I feel poor when I can't afford to pay for my heal...I feel poor when I can't afford to pay for my health insurance, which is only catastrophic insurance.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01141236897111347454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1144204271923182052006-04-04T22:31:00.000-04:002006-04-04T22:31:00.000-04:00I felt pretty poor tonight when I realized I could...I felt pretty poor tonight when I realized I could no longer afford to pay my scarecrow. <BR/><BR/>I pay him $20/night to sit in front of the liquor store where I work in the hopes that his presence will "scare" off robbers. After getting robbed at gunpoint three times in three months I hired him last year and haven't been robbed since. <BR/><BR/>I can no longer afford to shell out $100/week when I'm only making $350/week and my expenses have risen recently.<BR/><BR/>What's truly sad is that I provide more than 50% of his net income, so this move will hurt him far more than it will help me.Aahzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03403960259102574587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1144108311871623242006-04-03T19:51:00.000-04:002006-04-03T19:51:00.000-04:00I feel poor when I lie awake at night doing the ma...I feel poor when I lie awake at night doing the math -- I can't possibly pay for it all on the money I have. I feel poor when I remember I once had $11,000 saved free and clear and let is slip through my fingers like grains of sand. But God always provides... so it's my job to make sure now that I help him out and bring other peoplr with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143594458524649302006-03-28T20:07:00.000-05:002006-03-28T20:07:00.000-05:00I can't say I feel poor, but I'm starting to reall...I can't say I feel poor, but I'm starting to really empathise with my parents when they say they're tight on cash. My dad buys my brother a game every few weeks, but that game (usually 40-50 dollars) will cost us a weekend out together, and it shows on my parents faces when they tell we have to stay at home. My dad is also in the habit of sneaking a ten or a twenty in my backpack when I go out with my friends. I know he doesn't want me to worry about money, but I always feel guilty spending it, as if I'm taking money away from him. <BR/>I lied. I do feel poor, at least sometimes. Like when I need supplies or new clothes to replace old ones, but can't ask out of worry and embarrassment. I feel poor when I need to buy a new pair of jeans, but don't want to ask, because I'm afraid it'll be too expensive, even for a basic pair.<BR/>I feel poor every time my friends show up at school in new clothes. <BR/>I feel even poorer when the heating gets shut off because we're late on our bills.<BR/>(i'm getting a job as soon as I turn 16)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143574728620580872006-03-28T14:38:00.000-05:002006-03-28T14:38:00.000-05:00I feel poor when I look at a Long Island real esta...I feel poor when I look at a Long Island real estate pamphlet..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143468870369217662006-03-27T09:14:00.000-05:002006-03-27T09:14:00.000-05:00I feel poor because I am on medicaid, medicare, an...I feel poor because I am on medicaid, medicare, and social security disability and before the part d medicare program all my medications were free, now I have to pay a copay, and one of my medicines is not covered by any of the plans from which I was told to choose. And its a generic too! My pay did not increase but this cost saving plan haha now asks me to pay for something that I used to get for free how is this saving me money? I feel poor every year when social security sends me a notice saying how much my cost of living increase is going to be and the very next day I get a letter from food stamps telling me my foodstamp allotment is being cut by the exact same amount. Then a few weeks later I get a letter from hud telling me my rent is going up because of my cost of living increase...I had a mastectomy two years ago and I still havent had my reconstructive surgery as no plastic surgeons on this island take my medical insurance none. I feel poor because I cant just go to the beach for the day for a day of free entertainment because gasoline now costs me over $3.19 a gallon on Maui. I feel poor because I cant afford to rent a movie, I cant afford cable tv, I cant afford to each the fresh fruits and vegetables my doctor keeps telling me I need to eat. my foodstamp allotment only buys two weeks worth of groceries if I buy the kind of foods my doctor wants me to eat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143461725435563652006-03-27T07:15:00.000-05:002006-03-27T07:15:00.000-05:00i feel poor because i have terminal cancer, and wh...i feel poor because i have terminal cancer, and while i have medicare, i am still trying to raise a young daughter on social security and there are many days we go without food or some other necessity. everyday is a worry of what will be shut off or what we will lose or go without.<BR/><BR/>i feel poor because we live on $600.00 a month total.<BR/><BR/>i feel poor because i have to sell my medications just to get by some months.<BR/><BR/>I feel poor because it's coming down to either do treatment to stay alive or do some kind of work to get by and die quicker.<BR/><BR/>i feel poor because i know that if i were to just die, my daughter would get more in social security benefits as a surviving child than i receive now and not have to go hungry or without anymore.<BR/><BR/>i feel blessed because i am sitting here in front of a window watching the sun come up and it gives me hope to hold on another day. i'll find her food some way today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143435075985886892006-03-26T23:51:00.000-05:002006-03-26T23:51:00.000-05:00I feel poor because I was born with nothing and af...I feel poor because I was born with nothing and after a lifetime of work, I will die with nothing.<BR/><BR/>I feel poor because I have cancer and no access to medical care. I feel poor because I wonder at night how long it will take the cancer to kill me, and if I will be able to save enough money for my wife to buy a casket before then.<BR/><BR/>God bless America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143429264040173972006-03-26T22:14:00.000-05:002006-03-26T22:14:00.000-05:00I feel poor when I have to choose between the medi...I feel poor when I have to choose between the medication that keeps me alive and paying my heating bill. I feel poor when I realize we may have an apartment but have to live on $600 each month for EVERY other single expense. I feel poor when we need something like gas and have to sell one of the few belongings we have left to pay for it. I feel poor when I think about the fact that I cannot work due to serious life threatening illness and my husband cannot afford to leave his job even though it does not pay enough to live on because it has insurance that pays for a large portion of my medical expenses. I feel poor when I realize we cannot afford to save money because we actually need another 200 to pay all our expenses every month. I feel poor when I look at the fact that the state denied my application for a tax credit intended to help low income families pay their heating costs because they said we did not have enough income to pay our expenses last year. Despite sending proof of the loans used to pay the bills it will be 6-8 months before they decide if we deserve said credit and the help it offers- that is only 5 1/2-7 1/2 months too late to really help. I feel poor when I realize I may never be able to work but that it will be more than 3 years since applying before the government decides if I qualify as disabled for any help. I feel even poorer when I realize I have student loans and an education I may never be able to use. But I feel poorest when I wonder if we can keep paying for the medication long enough to save my life or if I will die before I am even 30.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143295886163514602006-03-25T09:11:00.000-05:002006-03-25T09:11:00.000-05:00John Scalzi's Being Poor list is a good addition t...John Scalzi's <A HREF="http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/003704.html" REL="nofollow">Being Poor</A> list is a good addition too.Caphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316265409978244804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143257498354214812006-03-24T22:31:00.000-05:002006-03-24T22:31:00.000-05:00I feel poor because I'm 32 years old, worth over $...I feel poor because I'm 32 years old, worth over $450k, and I've never had a serious relationship with a woman. Being alone makes me feel poor. I would give it all away if someone would just take a chance on me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143230746078111392006-03-24T15:05:00.000-05:002006-03-24T15:05:00.000-05:00...er, we own our own home now, but may be moving ......er, we own our own home now, but may be moving sooner rather than later. It seems like right now the real estate market is such that no one is really getting a great deal, whether they're buying or selling. I could be completely wrong, since I don't really have my finger on the pulse of the market, but that's the feeling I have.SMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929907537266948108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143230609067973992006-03-24T15:03:00.000-05:002006-03-24T15:03:00.000-05:00I never feel "poor," but I'm not in such great sha...I never feel "poor," but I'm not in such great shape that I don't worry about retirement, or buying a decent home, or the job market. I wonder if I'll ever feel like I have a big enough nest egg.SMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929907537266948108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143218840265359162006-03-24T11:47:00.000-05:002006-03-24T11:47:00.000-05:00I felt poor when the store on the corner four door...I felt poor when the store on the corner four doors down from my house got held up at gunpoint. I was standing on the sidewalk holding my little son while the robbers practically brushed past me as they were running away.<BR/><BR/>Mostly I feel poor when I compare myself to other people (people who work in more lucrative fields, other PF bloggers, my syblings, my parents, my spouse's parents, many of my friends). If I compare myself, instead, to "the average American," I feel really flush.Tiredbuthappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292908687495239545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143179443368677882006-03-24T00:50:00.000-05:002006-03-24T00:50:00.000-05:00I feel poor when I must decide between trying to p...I feel poor when I must decide between trying to pay my husband's medical bills and buying a week's worth of food. I feel poor when I must ask the government for disability for him because he cannot work. It took him 6 years without a job for us to admit it and ask for that help. It has been over a year since we asked. It will be another year before we get an answer. That makes me feel poor. I feel poor when I must walk to work because I have no money for gas this week. I feel poor because I am poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143178068117194232006-03-24T00:27:00.000-05:002006-03-24T00:27:00.000-05:00My family makes me feel poor. My younger brother w...My family makes me feel poor. My younger brother works very hard, but happened to fall into a career where he earns much more than I do. Even though I am 26 and have an excellent job, I still cannot afford a down payment on a home and it seems like every day the average price of a home in my area goes up. I feel very poor going to my brother's home and coming back to my apartment. I feel poor when I have to hear my family's free "financial advice", as if I am not good enough because I don't earn as much. I know they mean well. <BR/>Those are the times when I have to remind myself that everyone moves on a different timeline and I will get there someday...and it will be that much sweeter because I worked so hard for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143176039439858432006-03-23T23:53:00.000-05:002006-03-23T23:53:00.000-05:00I feel poor when I wonder if I'll have the money t...I feel poor when I wonder if I'll have the money to fix my teeth, or get dentures. I'm 25. Too much soda when I was younger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1143169634875697132006-03-23T22:07:00.000-05:002006-03-23T22:07:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.city dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398531983965018490noreply@blogger.com