Green Biker Dude
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Woman goes 24 hours without spending any money. So proud she writes an article.
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Aquavelvaman
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I like how food that she bought previously somehow counts as free for that day. It's almost as if she doesn't grasp the concept of money.
zerokoolpsx
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So she proud of being frugal for once? *roll eyes* This isn't a serious accomplishment of any kind lol.
jamesinclair
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Kusagari said:
Forget a bus. On a bike, it would take 8-10 minutes.
(Buses in NYC move on average at 4mph, a bike does around 12)
Zombie James
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Does she live in a city without public transportation?
edit: New York :lol
Ok, I'm laughing like everyone else, but I'm sure she wasn't trying to insinuate that eating something bought another day, or that your electricity or water is free. I'm sure that she's actually not an idiot but was trying to make an article, in line with her business, about how you could go without spending money and, unfortunately, used herself as an example in an attempt to make it fun. I don't think she truly felt it was some great accomplishment or anything but I think she was trying to reach people with her writing style to make it seem more in reach for people. Like I said, she's a bad example to a lot of us because of how much she makes, but there's plenty of people in all income brackets that buy fast food and drinks every meal and wonder how they're going to pay their bills at the end of the week.
That said, I also wouldn't make fun of her too much, if I could spend 80 bucks a day to make my life easier, I sure as fuck would.
That said, I also wouldn't make fun of her too much, if I could spend 80 bucks a day to make my life easier, I sure as fuck would.
Kai Dracon
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People in the strata of society that woman exists in truly do live in another universe.
She sounds absurd, but you have to bear her context in mind: such people live in an environment that is basically designed to deliver non-stop conveniences around every corner with the swipe of a credit card. The busybusy powerpoint lifestyle doesn't encourage doing anything "manually", including making your own bowl of cereal in the morning.
What she does for a living is what helps give it away.
Analogy: I have an acquaintance who works at a high paying administrative position. It's an extremely busy job. He does have time to do things for himself, but it's not so much a matter of absolute time as attention span - his daily schedule is crammed with mental distractions related to his executive job and all the little things that go along with it, such as politics, massaging egos, business relationships, etc.
Compared to my house, his looks like nobody lives there. Never makes his own food, unless he's hosting a party. Never makes his own coffee, or cereal in the morning. Fridge is empty. He's so caught up in /thinking/ about work, living for it, he just goes out the door each day and robotically buys coffee, breakfast, lunch, drinks, dinner on the way home, etc.
She sounds absurd, but you have to bear her context in mind: such people live in an environment that is basically designed to deliver non-stop conveniences around every corner with the swipe of a credit card. The busybusy powerpoint lifestyle doesn't encourage doing anything "manually", including making your own bowl of cereal in the morning.
What she does for a living is what helps give it away.
Analogy: I have an acquaintance who works at a high paying administrative position. It's an extremely busy job. He does have time to do things for himself, but it's not so much a matter of absolute time as attention span - his daily schedule is crammed with mental distractions related to his executive job and all the little things that go along with it, such as politics, massaging egos, business relationships, etc.
Compared to my house, his looks like nobody lives there. Never makes his own food, unless he's hosting a party. Never makes his own coffee, or cereal in the morning. Fridge is empty. He's so caught up in /thinking/ about work, living for it, he just goes out the door each day and robotically buys coffee, breakfast, lunch, drinks, dinner on the way home, etc.
RustyNails
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Best comment from HuffPo:
Bitmap Frogs
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My favorite bit is how she feels surprised she can go through a day "energized" without massive coffe ingestion.
What the fuck do americans think is what gives the body energy to keep going, coffe beans? No wonder you guys have nutrition problems all around the country.
It made me remember a documentary where some teenagers at school commented about the meal they picked out of the options the school gave them and said "fried potatoes are vegetables, so they are healthy".
What the fuck do americans think is what gives the body energy to keep going, coffe beans? No wonder you guys have nutrition problems all around the country.
It made me remember a documentary where some teenagers at school commented about the meal they picked out of the options the school gave them and said "fried potatoes are vegetables, so they are healthy".
industrian
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I once went two months without spending money. It's called being broke as fuck. Where do I collect my medal?
And for the last few weeks I've been saving money for going to Japan so I've spent nothing at all on the weekdays. Not even on food (I get a free meal at work but whatever.)
And for the last few weeks I've been saving money for going to Japan so I've spent nothing at all on the weekdays. Not even on food (I get a free meal at work but whatever.)
Red Scarlet
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Oh man that's rough, oh wait I haven't had my own money from a job since last May.
jamesinclair
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Actually, you know what. Last page, I was ripping on her for the $30 a day taxi expense for a 1 mile commute when she could walk, bike or use public transit.
But thats not THAAAAAT bad. She could have done a LOT worse.
She could own + drive a car every day.
($20 a day in ownership (payment +insurance) + $20 a day in Manhattan parking + $10 a day apartment parking + gas).
But thats not THAAAAAT bad. She could have done a LOT worse.
She could own + drive a car every day.
($20 a day in ownership (payment +insurance) + $20 a day in Manhattan parking + $10 a day apartment parking + gas).
Houston3000
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I go probably 1 or 2 days a week without spending money. I mean, technically I drive my car to work and the food I bring is food I payed for at some point earlier in the month but if I don't go out after work than it's not hard.
Android18a
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Taking a Taxi for a 20 minute walk? Thats crazy. And packing a lunch and making her own breakfast was such an alien concept?
How the other half live, eh?
How the other half live, eh?
Rentahamster
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What a charmed life she leads.
ElectricBlue187
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lol rich people
RustyNails
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Dacvak said:
She's a Harvard graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, romance languages & literature, with Magna cum laude plus thesis on "Bhutan's development".
And she landed a job as an Analyst at a trading group right out of school. Yeah. So remember kiddies, your Psychology degree is not a waste. You can always end up as a big shot analyst at a financial firm.
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