Tight for money

[Arlekino]

Tight for money
As I grow up in working class family,my mother was very tight person for everything, I don't blame her, she had hard life in Soviet Union. My memories of my tight mother it was sometimes unbelievable life, I am going back with my memories good laugh and see with funny irony.
For example when I was little girl we used traveling often to village on public transport so I have to go to tickets office and duck near the window just to get half price child price.
When we used go to parties she told me I have to eat a lot I felt I have to eat for all months, she eat, eat more because we don't' have to pay for that.
She used to by big pair of shoes and I was looked like clown and when they small she used cut front so my feet is in front as well. Oh dear I felt awful.
Or when I have vacuum room with vacuum cleaner I have to do fast because it cost electricity. Now I am adult seems more I am socialist or communist more I am tight for money. The reason I am thinking that I do not wish to participate with capitalism.

[NoOneIsIllegal]

I know how it is as of recently.
I grew up pretty forunate. Not spoiled or bourgeois, but always had food at the table, a good christmas, clothes in the closet, etc. Now that I'm out on my own and my parents face their own struggles, I can relate.
Whenever my work has free meals (see: good profits and/or holidays) I always load up or even take a handful home with me. I'm always taking more food than I can so I can have a free meal at home.

It sucks. I have (or had) a really awesome collection of old, classic, and even sometimes rare video games and vinyl records and I've had to sell off a good portion the past few months just so I would have a house over my head for another month. I sold off about 1/3 of my books as well, which sucks.
But it's what I have to do, I already have thousands of dollars in debt.
I worked 2 jobs for a while and I'm not going to do that again anytime soon.

Only reinforces why I hate capitalism.

oh, and I can't afford internet or cable-TV, so here I am at a cafe stealing wifi to type this! FFS my ex bought me a microwave because I was living without one for 3 months.

[Arlekino]

The problem with teenagers who want and want more and more because somebody got more things. There is another short story from past Soviet Union times.
When I was in teens there was black market for jeans and they are very expensive I wanted them so much it was fashion so I remember I beg my mother to buy for me she wrote on book I used called "Black Book" lol, she bought jeans and when I started earn money I have to give back. There is another side story yes I was never short of food and I was not naked of course, she just was too tight person and to remember I have a good laugh. :):):)
P.S.
As I explained before I become tight person not that much like my mother but I view consuming as collaborative with capitalism.

[REVLEFT'S BIEGGST MATSER TROL]

wait you view...consuming as...collaborative wtih capitalism...

uh so, like what do you actually do with your time? do you just mean conspicuous consumption?

[Arlekino]

Of course some I do consuming, in right time.

[Decolonize The Left]

I hear where you're coming from, but you may need to reflect on the fact that you cannot escape participating in capitalism (unless you adopt the 'go live in a tree' attitude). So if you're not willing to pull an Into The Wild adventure, then you need to confront the fact that you are forced to participate in the capitalist system.

Once you accept this, put at least 10% of your income into savings and consider researching ways to turn the 0.10% interest rate into something higher. Inflation averages out to 1.00%+ each year so unless you can earn a better rate, you are going to lose purchasing power in the long run. Just the shitty facts of life.

As for consuming items, your better off buying slightly more expensive things if they are more well-made and have a warranty (as opposed to buying utter crap at walmart for nothing, and then having to buy the same thing again in a year). For example, you can buy a cast iron skillet for 10 bucks at a thrift store and never need another skillet in your life. These types of purchases are necessary (you gotta cook your food in something) and unavoidable, the point is to make smart choices.

- August

[Искра]

I usally work on 2-3 jobs at the time and I still don't have money. That's why I'm a communist, so that I can get nice things for ladys :wub: