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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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'An extra 0.50 is what this promotion is worth to that company': Worker chases salary increase for 6 months only to be rewarded with a 50¢ raise

JR Atkinson

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Grandma insists on calling herself mom of 5-month-old granddaughter, flips out when her daughter-in-law asks her to stop: 'I tried to de-escalate the situation, but she rolled her eyes'

Ally Perry

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Girlfriend won't let picky eater boyfriend join her on vacation since he will only eat chicken fingers and grilled cheese, constantly complains: 'I just don't want to hear about it while I'm on vacation'

JR Atkinson

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19-year-old college freshman faces pushback after declining to stay in family home because she doesn't want to share a room with her 15-year-old sister: 'She does not respect boundaries or personal space'

Ally Perry

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Expecting dad asks his 38-year-old stepmom if he and his girlfriend can move into her unfinished basement for the first 3 years of their baby's life so they don't have to pay rent and she can babysit: 'I laughed'

Emmy Pratt

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Mother refuses to force 16, 14, 12, and 3-year-old children to play inside with their introvert cousin, her sister accuses her children of excluding him: ‘My kids don't like to watch TV’

Lana DeGaetano

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20-year-old refuses to take in sister, her 6-year-old son, and their dog after they get evicted: 'Where I live isn't big enough for 3 people'

Ally Perry

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24-year-old adds bone broth to meat-allergic friend's meal, claims he 'didn’t think she was really vegetarian' after she immediately gets sick: 'The group chat is in shambles'

JR Atkinson

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‘I try to take control of my own life, and suddenly I’m the villain?’: Entitled mother cancels daughter's Sweet Sixteen birthday party, despite the daughter paying for everything herself

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee sends in 2 week notice, 2 weeks later their boss hasn't acknowledged it: 'So what happens now?'

JR Atkinson

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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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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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Brother refuses to pick his sister up from the airport after she says that his old Honda Civic is too embarrassing to be seen in: 'She called our mom from the terminal crying because I stranded her in another city'

Emmy Pratt

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26-year-old daughter cuts off family after 20+ years of parental favoritism toward her 34-year-old half-sister: ‘My parents [are] not going to change’

Lana DeGaetano

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5-year-old crashes into 17-year-old and his 47-year-old mom on his bike, gets chewed out by teen for riding bike in a forbidden zone: 'His mom starts laying into me about how dare I scold her child'

Emmy Pratt

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