Comment

Comment by umvi

Sure you can. Forego the $100, and then sacrifice booze/cigarettes/lotto for a few weeks to make up for it.

Drugs and lotto are not a "basic need" yet a surprisingly high percentage of impoverished people prioritize them over said basic needs. It's a coping mechanism, yes, but 20 days of fasting cigarettes could easily yield the foregone $100

parent umvi 7 years ago

Discussion

Live from the official Hacker News API

A modern reader for Hacker News · SvelteKit + Skeleton