Comments by "P M" (@pm2886) on "Working but poor: millions in work and in poverty" video.

  1. While times are definitely tougher, there are some basic economic rules which need to be followed. ESPECIALLY in tougher times. Don't have kids or pets you can't afford. Don't live alone. Don't live in big cities. Don't have any bad habits - even if it's just fast food. Don't pay for services (hair stylists, nail art, pet grooming, gym, hobbies, tattoos, etc etc). These are obvious, and poor people have always had to live that way. The problem in our rich first world societies, is that we've become used to being able to break those rules and get away with it. We're feeling the effects of that hubris now. When we're not wealthy, we have no business trying to live as though we are. We need to remember how people lived back in the Depression. They shared with extended family, they grew their own vegetables, they cooked from scratch, they 'made good and mended' instead of buying new, they bought a cheap house rather than pay rent (which is much more expensive over a lifetime), they didn't eat out or take holidays .. etc etc.
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  2.  @cliffkonkle3467  Not true at all. You can still buy houses in America for less than $50k. There are still plenty of cheap locations and cheap houses, in most countries .. including the UK.
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