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Re:Being Poor (2005) by kwhitefoot on Saturday May 22, 2021 @08:12AM (#27245750)
> if you were financially smart,

The problem is that when you are strapped for cash your freedom of action is limited and it is hard to be financially smart due to the stress.

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Re:Being Poor (2005) by foobar33333 on Saturday May 22, 2021 @07:54PM (#27251291)
I agree. But it's still a different problem to the original quote. The problem these days is not that rich people can afford long lasting items that poor people can't because new financial services could be used to overcome the initial investment problem.
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