#and we LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK

[nexttothelamp]

Jesus fucking christ I hate this country I hate it so god damn much FUCK this place the moment we manage to drag ourselves into a debt free state we're abandoning this sinking ship as fast as fucking possible

#politics #usa #taggin it so yall who hate this shit can get it out your face but #AN 858 BILLION DEFENSE BILL #REALLY #THATS WHAT THE FUCKING SENATE CAN AGREE ON? #if you think republicans give a shit about americans you are wrong #and if you think democrats are liberal you are also so so wrong #if i had the power to burn this place to the ground and slaughter ever polotician over the age of 50 i would #these fucking dinosaurs are going to KILL US #god i miss my grandparents #gpa charlie would be FROTHING AT THE MOUTH IF HE SAW THIS SHIT #but of course its the old people who dont give a SHIT about the world they leave behind #its them that get to live forever #long enough to punish their children and their grand children and the generations after that they wont even get to see #we cant afford FOOD #full disclosure my partner and i are technically a like.... 110k household? not that youd fucking know it by looking #the house we rent is literally full of holes and broken windows and locks and rot #and we LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK #WE CANT AFFORD A N Y T H I N G #WE WORK OUR ASSES OFF AND DAMNIT IM IN THERAPY TWICE A WEEK #IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO LIVE #BUT WE HAVE MONEY FOR THE MILITARY #WE HAVE MONEY FOR DEFENSE #WHO ARE DEFENDING OURSELVES FROM??? #everyone #god i wish the rest of the world would team up and wipe this shit stain of a country off the map #not that i want to die or any actual people to die honestly #but if i was asked i would be more than willing to lay down my life to make america go away forever #and if you ever actually believed america was a positive influence in anyway? if you think youre a patriot? you should want to kill it too.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

putting my prediction on record now that the coming decade is going to see the rise of viral-marketed fancy at-home water filtration systems, driving and driven by a drastic reduction in the quality of U.S. tap water (given that we are in a 'replacement era' where our current infrastructure is reaching the end of its lifespan--but isn't being replaced). also guessing that by the 2030s access to drinkable tap water will be a mainstream class issue, with low-income & unstably housed people increasingly forced to rely on expensive bottled water when they can't afford the up-front cost of at-home filtration--and with this being portrayed in media as a "moral failing" and short-sighted "choice," rather than a basic failure of our political & economic systems. really hope i'm just being alarmist, but plenty of this already happens in other countries, and the U.S. is in a state of decline, so. here's praying this post ages into irrelevance. timestamped April 2023

#apollo don't fucking touch this one #serious post #not a shitpost #hope i forget about this post and have no reason to ever look back on it one day #fyi i'm aware that access to potable water is already a major issue in parts of the U.S. yes i know flint michigan exists #i'm saying that this issue is going to GROW unless local & federal governments work together to fix it. #so it's a matter of if we trust them to fix it. And well--do you? #what are the chances the government just denies there's a problem until the water actually turns brown #at which point it's already been common knowledge for years and people have just become resigned and that's our new normal #i'm mean come on. how many of us already believe that we're being exposed to dangerous pollutants we don't know about and can't avoid #like that's pretty much just part of being a modern consumer. accepting that companies will happily endanger your life for a few pennies #and the most you'll get is like a $50 gift card as part of a class action rebate 20 years down the line #probably the history books will look back on Flint as a warning and a harbinger that went ignored #luxury condos will advertise their built-in top-of-the-line filtration systems--live here and you can drink water straight from your tap! #watch the elite professional class putting $700 dyson water filtration systems on their wedding registry #while the rest of us figure out how to fit water delivery into our grocery budget while putting 90% of our paycheck towards rent #also eggs are $15

[lesbianralzarek]

why does every article reporting on idf war crimes go "hamas, who started the war on october 7th with their brutal terrorist attack slaughtering innocent israeli civilians, has condemned the idf's use of-"? like, nearly verbatim every single time. we know about october 7th. we know by now. half the time, hamas isnt even relevant but they gotta find some way to sow doubt and numb any potential compassion responses. will you get fired if you show sympathy for murdered palestinian civilians without first adding a disclaimer saying its all their fault for being born in gaza? if you call "palestinians under 18" children? if you use the words "murdered" or "brutal" or "massacre" for acts that didnt occur on october 7th? if you call a spade a spade? why are israeli reports front page news without proper fact-checking but palestinian reporting is always "allegedly" even when theres video evidence? why does the idf not get the hamas treatment of reminding everyone that theyre biased before treating their words as law, like they havent been caught bold-faced lying again and again?

#soooooo fucking infuriating #'palestinians are allegedly starving but thats what hamas (who are savage terrorists in case you forgot) said as well so who knows?' #'idf soldiers are allegedly bragging about and showing pictures and videos of their war crimes on social media but #its not in english so we may never know what theyre saying. palestinian ''civilians'' are translating so whatever they say must be wrong' #'in other news. heres what ''doctors'' are referring to as a ''calendar'' but is written in arabic (terrorist language) so the idf must be #telling the truth when they say its proof they are all evil and must in some nebulous way suddenly stop living' #to be fair. the 'secret hamas names list disguised as calendar but REALLY about oct 7' shit was the target of skepticism quite early on #but it really does show how often the idf lies to justify obvious war crimes #maybe they should provide verified evidence or even just be given a bias disclaimer before printing their claims as fact??? #every single fucking death toll is phrased as 'hamas-run ministry of health reports death toll of x' like? #yeah? thats their fucking government? what else do you expect? #you do understand that the healthcare portion of their government is probably more reputable #than what the phrasing of those headlines are obviously trying to imply? #i understand that bias is still possible there but its not armed combatants making shit up #its doctors who receive govt paychecks doing their best to identify the disfigured bodies not buried under rubble #youre not slick with that wording

[littlecutiexox]

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#your number one priority as an employer should be making sure your employees are happy and work is being done #how do people think its okay to start a meeting with ‘due to everyones paycheck not being certain next month’ #like #fuck #thanks thats not putting any anxiety on to me at all #they started going on about redundancy #i think you don’t qualify for redundancy unless youve been there for 15 years #the oldest member of the team has been there for 5/6 years max #how is everyone in the team not meant to freak out exactly? #people have rent to pay #sorry besties im freaking out #mega sucks too because i was massively enjoying this job and finally found myself excelling expectations #like really i live month to month and i am not the only one #how are we meant to live? #i better start applying to jobs #this makes it soo much worse that i refused the other job offer i had 2 months ago because i was most likely going to get promoted soon here #noww theyre most likely shutting the entire business down #sheeeesh #update i was wrong #redundancy pay is if youve been employed for more than 2 years #so thats 4/9 team members that can get redundancy pay #ive only been there 8 months #but at least others can get redundancy pay for a couple of weeks

[sims2veronaville]

Is my sim the world's greatest host or what

#genuine question though is it normal for sims with your house key to come over EVERY day TWICE a day or do i need to do some mod weeding #im scared to revoke the key bc idk if it will put a dent in their relationships <- something i could easily google now that i think about it #but also i do like when friends just pop by.. just not every single day 😑 #also don't judge my decor </3 we are literally living paycheck to paycheck #$378 in the bank and she's finishing up a freelancing gig that should pay about $215 i think? #and then bills arrive 🤗 #i just got her a roommate so i hope.. he will pay half the bills.. #idk ive never played with roommates #if he doesn't I might just cheat it anyway #i literally dont understand how we're so poor like. this has never been a problem for me before lmfao #ts4 tag

[unlikecharlie]

you shame me for being too radicalised but, my brother in christ, YOU aren't radicalised ENOUGH

#rambling #radicalization #anti capitalism #leftism #this is NOT about trans people. TERFS DONT INTERACT #how can you. as part of the working class or the lower to middle class that lives paycheck to paycheck. #feel even a shred of sympathy for the wealthy #have some self respect #we used to guillotine the rich and the corrupt. where has that spirit gone? #okay you dont want to kill bezos with your bare hands. i get that. but the SPIRIT!! WHERE IS IT!!

[rainymoodlet]

first day of work @ my old job w a new role!! time to make some coffee ☕️ 💪

i just want to let you all know that i read every tag, comment, reply, and message i get and i adore them all 🥹 i am notoriously reclusive and socializing has been particularly exhausting lately, but know that i love y’all and you all are incredibly kind angels okay 😭

#txt #i’m so LAZY i just wanna lay down and not MOVE #but also… paychecks 👀 lol those will feel nice again bwuh #fuck moneyyy fuck the systemmm they live we SLEEEEEEP etc etc etc #bless you all 🥹 #(i say bless as a southern person nawt as a religious person ok its Love Blessings they r nonsecular)

[z00r0p4]

Fucking insane that economists r saying that our unhappiness with an apparently healthy economy is our own damn fault because we are spending too much.

#like mf who #we HAVE to buy GROCERIES my guy #we have to EAT. #who the FUCK are they talking about because it sure aint the 58% of Americans who live from paycheck to paycheck #and its like ??? we can't spend less when the prices of all our groceries are up??? #But sure I'll fucking go dig for tubers or something #while the rich kids strut around in fuckin versace and ballenciaga and ask their parents for fugly ass van cleef bracelets #like yes i know its more complicated and I listened to a professionally done news segment about it but like still #it felt hella tone deaf #may not be the Silent Depression or anything but #it's still not good #strength of the economy does not automatically provide wellness for the citizenry. fuck off dude. #I have pms sorry

[cryptidghost]

man...I gotta buy cat litter and toothpaste and more face cream....and maybe something for dinner tonight):

#sad face bc while i have enough money for all of that...it'll leave me with like $50 or less in the bank #(': #i hate living paycheck to paycheck #we havent even been on a proper grocery store run bc we're so broke rn

[katelfiredemon]

Trying not to panic over the fact that even with a combined income with my partner in the future we still won’t be able to afford more than like a one or two bedroom townhouse even with both of us working full time

#like we’re not even married yet and we probably won’t live together and buy a house for another few years #but now that I have a full time job and I’m going to get kicked off my parents insurance in a year I’m starting to think about and research #i’m starting to think about and research what my future living expenses will be 😭 #and like just for two people to have anything decent like good insurance and a small mortgage and other living expenses #it’s like at least $5000 a month #which is more than my monthly paycheck #why are houses so expensive?!?! #WHY IS LIVING SO EXPENSIVE?!?!? #and we’re some of the fortunate ones!!!!!! #cuz at least I have a full time job and he’ll probably be able to find one too

[shirkers2018dirsanditan]

and half the begging is like. pay me for my emotional labor. pay me for my work. and the “work” is a nasty rant riddled with inaccuracies

#‘it’s juneteenth white people owe me $5 for my labor’ blah blah type shit #which is only gettign worse on twitter. go figure #people are on that post talking about ‘the deserving vs the undeserving poor’ girl shut the hell up lmfao #first of all we are not going to end poverty with gofundme donations #and most americans live paycheck to paycheck #why are you talking to a random tumblr user whose economic situation you do not know like theyre bill gates

[yourheartinyourmouth]

i fucking hate my life.

one of the other tenants has been constantly turning the heat up to EIGHTY even though it hasn’t dipped below 40. this lead to the heating bill for the unit being like, $300 more than the rest of the boarding house.

so, since we are apparently untrustworthy children and not adults who can be reasoned with, the landlord came while tenant was at work and put one of those plastic locking boxes over the thermostat. tenant came home ranting and screaming, calling husband and me bitches repeatedly, yelling abt how he always gets the mail (?), screaming about how we went behind his back to the landlord (we didn’t), and then SLAMMED his door as hard as he could.

screaming and door slamming are so fucking triggering for me. i had a melt down verging on anxiety attack.

i absolutely Do Not Feel Safe Here.

#but it’s not like we can leave 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 #THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY POVERTY IS FUCKING VIOLENCE #and of course we’re the only ppl we know who are struggling #so it’s not like we even have anyone to talk about how much it fucking blows to be poor #our friends all have houses and good jobs and multiple partners and vacations and social lives #and it’s so fucking alienating to have None Of That #it’s so fucking alienating to be like ‘oh u bought a house/had a kid/got a promotion/whatever #cool. i can’t afford groceries and i’ve been on one (1) vacation in 17 years #but tell me more abt how amazing ur life is yeah totally i love this #it gets harder 2 congratulate ppl on their successes when u have Nothing #when success seems to mock u by its absence #i run out of money between paychecks but tell me more abt ur bonus #i’m struggling to pay back the IRS for basic taxes but tell me more abt ur giant house #i hate myself i hate my life #and husband is like ‘I’m not gonna let Tenant scare u like this!’ ok??? ur never here #and if u confront him he will just wait til u r gone and confront ME #fuck #i hate everything #i’m so fucking tired of being poor. #I HAVE A FUCKING DEGREE WHY CANT I GET A FUCKING JOB!!!!!!!!! #but I don’t have a car so I literally can’t get a job 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 #how do u get a job when there is so little pub transit and everything is 5 towns away #how do u get a job in the us w/o having or being able to afford a car #jokes on me u don’t

[ye-xiu]

not to be a bit of a socialist again but it’s crazy how money and income are made up and yet a few dozen of people have enough money that it could just be distributed to everyone so no one would have to live some ungodly life beneath human dignity

#like we are all living paycheck to paycheck some people can barely afford to live at all and for what? #al.txt

[autistic-shaiapouf]

Beginning to really wonder how much of my financial concern is manufactured and handed to me as opposed to something I'm genuinely concerned by

#bc like. i'm getting by just fine. i don't have anything to be reasonably worried about #but also when i was a kid my father would break down my mother's paycheck and basically explain how broke we were #and that May Have Affected Me Somewhat #as well as just. the way you consistently see the advice to just save! don't get takeout! necessities! and i'm not intent on living like #a monk nor am i intent on being on that grindset for financial gain #it's like i don't intrinsically care but i have so many messages given to me about how i need to care a lot and it puts me in a weird spot #i am simultaneously standing still and moving at mach speeds #i mean right now i just need a safety net while in between jobs; after that i need to save up to move out of state bc the uh #political situation and upcoming presidential election don't seem very sustainable for someone like me anymore #they weren't to begin with but i don't wanna stick around to see how bad it's gonna get #but it's like. okay and then what? save for what? going back to school i guess? idk #i feel like i keep asking myself what i'm trying to accomplish and keep trying to force myself to have answers #here and now when i have to be okay with taking things one step at a time instead of having everything here and now #it's simultaneously fine and terrible and i am holding two conflicting yet equal truths #i feel i may have a clearer head once i leave my current job. i'm trying to look but nothing feels appealing given how #burnt out i already feel. i dread going back into my workplace and i fear it's showing to the patients and i don't want that #i want a month off to rediscover who i am as a person outside of getting yelled at in retail and then pick something back up #could be feasible. genuinely could be. i need to sort out the health insurance aspect but. that's lowkey the plan? #to construct a financial safety net and then slam on the breaks for a while; see if i can strike up a deal with the staff about me #coming in for specific tasks bc we already know i'm quick and efficient with the inventory so i do have a little leverage #you know what. this is getting some of it off my chest and i'm starting to feel confident again lmao #i won't be doing weekends starting either next week or the week after so that's a start! i just think i want everything done right now #bc i'm afraid i won't have the chance again but i will. i definitely will #i just need to let myself get to that point; it's just the immense drain from the register work and the Everything that comes with retail #also having to accept that it's okay to leave this; there's not something wrong with me like. ''not being able to handle it'' or w/e #no mindfulness or detachment could've saved me; it was shit and i'm hitting the bricks and that's all there is to it #i've been thinking a lot about it all lately bc it's what's most prominent in my life rn of course #idk. pondering. introspecting. as i am wont to do #anyways if you've read all this you're a real mvp and i am kissing you on the hand #shai speaks

[tgirljoker]

i really wish i could quit or at the very least work fewer hours but we can only afford so much with my moms disability leave payments alone i literally cant afford to work less anymore

#at least this way we arent living paycheck to paycheck #but ive still got school too and the rest of the time im too tired to do anything important

[atempause-art]

i think i'm done with art fight this year after the shitstorm. refuse to be on a site with that kind of management

#living paycheck to paycheck #loan to loan #and this motherfucker stealing more money than i owe to the bank #by lying everyone about the donations #like go fuck yourself i cant reasonably support this shit #art fight #art fight 2023 #i'm thinking of doing art trades again or some shit we can have fun drawing each other ocs other way