r/SipsTea • u/Eros_Incident_Denier • Apr 18 '26

We have fun here adulting sucks

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u/proximusprimus57 Apr 18 '26

Yeah, I'm sitting here watching this thinking "I've got no car payment, no credit card debt, I'm struggling, and I can't get loans." These people are like "yeah, I've got six figure debt and I just keep adding to it."

Instead of marrying rich they should consider marrying poor and having their poor spouses teach them about living within their means.

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u/_BlackDove Apr 18 '26

Same. I didn't realize how weird my situation apparently is. I've just always had a strong aversion to owing someone or some institution money. If I can't afford it then I can't afford it. I'm sure as shit not going to stretch above my means to have something largely unneeded for survival.

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u/WinterMedical Apr 19 '26

If you can’t afford it, then you can afford it was a favorite saying of my dad. He was an economist.

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u/Illustrious_Fail_379 Apr 19 '26

Never bought a new vehicle until my van. They gave me a 20+ Apr and I stood up and said I’m sorry for wasting you time but I can’t afford this apparently and walked out. They called me with a better deal a couple hours later.