No. Try reading the article.
I’m reading your posts. You said she would take a cab to get her canned food. I’m just showing you how the idea sounds. did she take a cab to get her pizza? No? Did she take a cab from her pizza?
She did take a cab to get her pizza. That’s the whole point.
Like I said, try reading the article.
Are you Ned Crimwelt? 'cos you, like that satirical column, are a prime example of American Judgmentalism. Thinking you can tell other people what to do with what they have even though you have zero knowledge of the situation they’re in.
we’re talking about someone who has no house. no bank account. no where to save what she has except on her person, and you can “act like the ant” all you want, but if that’s the situation you’re in you’re at the mercy of whatever bigger ant comes by and decides to just take your stuff.
I mean, I can turn this around on you:
Sounds to me like if you’re that poor you should find something far better to do with that first 10%.
A woman travels very far in harsh dangerous conditions, young children in tow. Near the US border a kind soul gives this woman $50. She buys 3 large pizzas, two at $5, another at, maybe$12? Also wings and fries, which run her about $7. After tax, she probably has about $15 left over. She has brought some pizza flavored joy to her children’s lives, children who haven’t seen much if any joy in a long time. She may also have shared a couple of slices with other migrants, I don’t know and neither do you.
You do not know this woman. What she does with the money does not affect you in any way. But you (Well a lot of you) have chosen to cast scorn and judgement upon her for the terrible crime of trying to give her kids a nice night for once.
Find a better way to pass the time.
What the fuck does the OP think she ought to do with just $50? Put it in the bank? Her expense makes complete sense for her circumstances.
day one, spend money on a cab to take children to a fast food place for nutrition-free calories because it would make them happy.
day two, …
This thread reminds me of a Herman Mellville quote:
Some people on this thread are expecting this woman to exercise a monastic level of self restraint. Shodan and the others can pontificate all they want to about how it was a bad financial decision on her part, but I doubt that they would do better if they were facing identical circumstances.
Why is it shameful to take charity if you need it? We’re not even talking tax dollars here. We’re talking about a gift of money that was freely and voluntarily offered to her. If it’s because she didn’t earn it, is it shameful to inherit money from one’s parents?
And should any of them ever fall on hard times, we can criticize them for driving their BMW SUV to the store and buying that inflatable barbecue set for their in ground swimming pool, rather than saving that money or using it to stock up on shelf stable foods for when they may need it later.
Shodan says he only saves 10%. Why not more?
Refraining from blowing your last $50 on stuff you don’t need is “monastic”? You don’t know a lot of monks, do you?
Regards,
Shodan
After months of privation, I think that even a very monastic monk would succumb to some level of momentary decadence.
What makes you think they didn’t need what they got? What makes you so sure you know the best balance of needs and resources for them?
It would have been much smarter for these people to go to the local grocery store and buy and bag of rice and some beans with maybe a bit of pork for flavoring. They could then have use the leftover money to purchase a stove and a supply a fuel to cook it on, some pots and pans, utensils and plates. Any leftover money should be split between a retirement fund, maybe a Roth IRA, and a 429 plan for the kid’s education.
This just goes to show that you should not give poor people money as they will waste it and will not exhibit responsible financial behavior. I mean they get a windfall and they don’t invest it? Jesus I am glad these people are not Americans!
I don’t think it was said anywhere that this was her “last $50,” or that she had no other money at all. This was a gift from a stranger. For all anyone knows she has a stash of emergency money that she doesn’t want to dip into. It was a windfall, and was treated as such.
It doesn’t have to be her last $50 dollars to be a poor decision. She’s homeless. She’s responsible for the well being of her children.
Their emotional well being as well as their physical well being.
Read the title of the thread.
Regards,
Shodan
NOBODY has a right to judge how you spend your money.
I was poor and hungry. If someone had given me fifty dollars, I probably would have gone to the nearest fast food place and pigged out.
I work now in a store, and every day I see people buy hundreds of dollars worth of paper and plastic plates, plastic silver wear, and cooking tins that will end up in the trash. I do think about people who can’t put food on the table when I am ringing their purchases up, but I don’t say anything.
You have a right to spend your money on what you want.
Seems like you are judging the people buying hundreds of dollars worth of paper and plastic plates and silver wear.