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'I paid for $1.00 worth of Ramen with a check at a grocery store. The check bounced.': Former broke people share the brokest things they did while living in poverty

Emmy Pratt

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Mom steals $5K from her son's bank account to buy MLM products, family criticizes son for calling the police on her: 'I'd been saving money because my dog needs liver surgery'

Emmy Pratt

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‘This is a recession indicator’: Internet memes are helping society collectively process global crises

Lana DeGaetano

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High-earning dad angers wife after missing birthday dinner prepared by her, their 6-year-old, and 3-year-old: 'I make 750k and that takes up a lot of my time'

Ally Perry

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New mom raises $2800 to take unpaid leave to care for her sick 3-month-old baby, coworker discovers she was actually planning on using the money to fund a Canadian vacation: 'The baby's totally fine, my mom can watch him'

Emmy Pratt

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Dad insists 31-year-old immigrant daughter sends him $30000 to repay debt, snubs her and her husband when she refuses: 'I used to send 75% of my salary home to support my family'

Ally Perry

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47-year-old father asks son to cosign $500k loan, but refuses son's demands to make him sole beneficiary on father's insurance policy in return: [He] called me a greedy brat’

Lana DeGaetano

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Mom demands sister and brother-in-law fly out to babysit her 18-month-old son while she goes on vacation, flips out when they request reimbursement for the flights: 'We're in saving mode right now'

Ally Perry

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Event space owner faces retaliation after charging party host $1200 in fraudulent cleaning fees: 'Last I checked? She's offering 50% off all bookings'

Ally Perry

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Parents accrue $60000 debt in 22-year-old daughter's name, complain when she reports them for ruining her credit score: 'They never gave me access to the mailbox'

Ally Perry

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20 Funniest ‘Recession Indicator’ Memes and Tweets to Numb the Pain

Lana DeGaetano

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Woman lends $1200 Macbook to friend, after months they claim they lost it and offer $100 as compensation: 'Friends think I'm being petty and putting money over friendship'

JR Atkinson

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50-year-old refuses to forgive his father for badmouthing his late mother and swindling him out of his $16K inheritance when he was 25-years-old: 'His sister is now asking me to forgive him'

Emmy Pratt

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'I don't mind paying about $2k': Boyfriend wants to charge girlfriend $1000 in rent and utilities despite her being in full-time nursing school

JR Atkinson

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Parents pressure their 18-year-old daughter to give her car to her 16-year-old brother after she's been paying for it off for two years: 'My parents say that he needs it more now since I’m an adult and should start figuring things out myself.'

Emmy Pratt

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College girl immediately regrets offering to pay for a struggling stranger's groceries after they dash back into the store to gather more supplies: 'I am just a poor freshman who was just trying to do something nice'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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