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Originally Posted by -m-  Get a better job then. If you're not qualified for said job, find a way to learn up and then get it. Go to school or learn a marketable skill, and don't take on financial responsibilities that you damn well know you aren't able to handle. It's that simple. You either do for yourself or you don't. Nobody said it would be easy. I feel zero sympathy for people who can't provide for themselves here. |
From an article by George F Will... not so certain he came up with the rules but here they are... rules for avoiding poverty
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Graduate from high school, don't have a baby until you are married, don't marry while you are a teenager. Among people who obey those rules, poverty is minimal.
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I think adding your "don't take on financial responsibilities you aren't prepared to handle would eliminate the risks in most cases excepting tragedy