justluckyiguess:

justsomeantifas:

poor person: i cant afford things that are regular and daily costs, such as food, and gas

rich person: OH BUT WHAT ABOUT THAT ONE TIME PURCHASE YOU MADE AFTER YOU GOT YOUR TAXES BACK WHERE YOU GOT 50 DOLLAR SHOES IN MAY 2004????????

poor person: ???? do you understand how money works or do you just pretend everything you say is a profound gotcha moment without considering maybe you’re not wise or knowledgeable in the slightest when it comes to poverty

Lets add to this. Do you know how agonizing it is to make that $50 purchase? You pick them up and put them down, thinking about all the things that could go wrong right after you spend that money. You work hard and you are on your feet hours at a time, but you can’t do that in cheap shoes and you know that but you think about light bills, oil changes another 50 spent in decent food. It goes on and on. What I don’t want to think about is the guilt that comes with the spending of 50 for a decent pair of shoes.