Success is an artificial standard. How about the person who pollutes the least and leaves the planet in the same or better condition than when you arrived? That is success to me.
I agree largely, yet if that person is living paycheck to paycheck, scanning the right side of the menu instead of the left to see what they'll order, in constant peril of running out of money if something unforeseen occurs, then they are in survival mode whether they recognize it or not
old habits are hard to break. I scan the prices even when on a company tab. I can't help it. It just bothers me to pay ridiculous prices for something. And I am a good tipper and like to help people. I guess it comes from times where even paycheck to paycheck had a deficit. Not fun.
There were the legendary “mole people” who survived entirely on refuse.
I’ve always refused to use municipal recycling on the basis that “mole people” who live in tunnels under the city dump rely on those bottles and cans for their livelihoods.
I recall some 50 years ago being grateful for people throwing longneck beer bottles out their car windows. I collected them. A case of 24 empties was worth $.88 and that was enough for me to buy a loaf of bread and a can of sardines. It got me by for awhile. I’ve long since prospered, but remain grateful for the seemingly inconsiderate bottle tossers.
For one terrible moment I thought you were going to say the homeless add years to a land full by the minerals their decomposing bodies contribute to the land full or something like that?
wait till every drop is on the block chain, you will be able to located to the yard where something is. Would have helped that guy find his 80,000 bitcoins.
I don’t live paycheck to paycheck by any means, but have always made sacrifices and have a hard time not being worried about running out of money. Guess that’s part of growing up extremely poor is you’re always worried about the what if. Does something physical to your brain. I am in survival mode greater than 90% of the time
Same. When you grow up poor you never forget it. To this day I still cut coupons. I certainly don't NEED to but it's like a game now. I'm no extreme couponing level but it's still free money and I love seeing that grocery bill shrink at the end.
I'm literally making banana bread right now because I can't stand to throw out bananas that are going bad, lol
My bestie teases me for the coupon thing. Once I texted her, "I just saved $52 in coupons!" She texted back, "And then you got into your Porsche and drove away?"
I agree largely, yet if that person is living paycheck to paycheck, scanning the right side of the menu instead of the left to see what they'll order, in constant peril of running out of money if something unforeseen occurs, then they are in survival mode whether they recognize it or not
old habits are hard to break. I scan the prices even when on a company tab. I can't help it. It just bothers me to pay ridiculous prices for something. And I am a good tipper and like to help people. I guess it comes from times where even paycheck to paycheck had a deficit. Not fun.
There were the legendary “mole people” who survived entirely on refuse. I’ve always refused to use municipal recycling on the basis that “mole people” who live in tunnels under the city dump rely on those bottles and cans for their livelihoods.
I recall some 50 years ago being grateful for people throwing longneck beer bottles out their car windows. I collected them. A case of 24 empties was worth $.88 and that was enough for me to buy a loaf of bread and a can of sardines. It got me by for awhile. I’ve long since prospered, but remain grateful for the seemingly inconsiderate bottle tossers.
For one terrible moment I thought you were going to say the homeless add years to a land full by the minerals their decomposing bodies contribute to the land full or something like that?
wait till every drop is on the block chain, you will be able to located to the yard where something is. Would have helped that guy find his 80,000 bitcoins.
Everyone sets their own bar
I don’t live paycheck to paycheck by any means, but have always made sacrifices and have a hard time not being worried about running out of money. Guess that’s part of growing up extremely poor is you’re always worried about the what if. Does something physical to your brain. I am in survival mode greater than 90% of the time
Same. When you grow up poor you never forget it. To this day I still cut coupons. I certainly don't NEED to but it's like a game now. I'm no extreme couponing level but it's still free money and I love seeing that grocery bill shrink at the end.
My husband and I grew up poor We live below our means so we sleep well at night I totally get the coupon thing.
I'm literally making banana bread right now because I can't stand to throw out bananas that are going bad, lol My bestie teases me for the coupon thing. Once I texted her, "I just saved $52 in coupons!" She texted back, "And then you got into your Porsche and drove away?"