Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT Strips 3821-3825 (3-7 September 2018)
Emperor Norton:
Honestly, in the discussion of privilege, Marten is fairly privileged in general when it comes to financial stuff. Not because he has money (he doesn't), but because if an absolute disaster was to happen, that he himself couldn't cover, he has two loving parents who both are implied to be very well off financially. I'm sure he would do everything within his own power to deal with it himself first, but I seriously doubt he would ever be homeless.
Perfectly Reasonable:
There's this guvmint poll which asks people if they could cope with a sudden financial emergency. Like $400. More than half said "No". This is WORRISOME.
Emperor Norton:
--- Quote from: Perfectly Reasonable on 03 Sep 2018, 15:34 ---There's this guvmint poll which asks people if they could cope with a sudden financial emergency. Like $400. More than half said "No". This is WORRISOME.
--- End quote ---
I mean, recently I gave 50 dollars to a friend to help him buy a bicycle cause his car broke down (in the permanent kind of "cheaper to just find another 1k junker than fixing this one). He had no way to get another car, but with a bike at least he could get to work and back and not lose his job (also 10 miles of bike riding a day is probably doing a good thing for his fitness I guess. Not fun in the Georgia heat though).
snufflebottoms:
Even if you only have enough to get by, having a budget makes sense. $x for rent means I can spend $y and $z on food, gas and insurance etc.
But not having one doesn't make you a bad adult. I have one but it's not formal and certainly not an Excel sheet.
hedgie:
I didn't bother with a budget when I lived in SF (one of the pros of being rent-controlled was not having to worry about huge increases). My pay went straight in the bank for rent/bills. anything leftover was gravy. Tips averaged to enough pocket money to cover luxuries and indulge myself. Then again, I *was* about Marten's age at the time.
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