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[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Lmfao, as someone who dreams about being at the level of poverty (USA social security is a fucking joke), buying a god-damn burrito on deferred payments (or concert tickets, or fucking cosmetic botox injections) is one of the most moronic asinine decisions you can do with your financial... stability, future? It's a dumbass move on every fucking front.

I became disabled 11 years ago and I tried to move out on my own 10 years ago. Even splitting an apartment meant for low-income individuals 5 different ways, rent and utilities were high, and I would regularly have to skip meals to not throw myself into a spiral of debt in a hurry. And even then, I still accrued debt that lead to moving back in with family.

I occasionally use deferred payment plans - I need something that I can't pay off in a single month (again, fuck you social security) and the store offers no interest on it. Sure. But that's shit I actually need - I'm currently paying off a bathtub seat, for example - not a fucking set of concert tickets.

I will absolutely judge everyone making dumbass financial decisions that are blatantly, obviously bad choices.