What is the brokest (financially) you've ever been and what do you learn from it?

its....JOHN B · May 2012

hannibal_187 wrote: »

The illusion is thinking you NEED money to do whatever you want to do.. If you truly look at life and understand how it works, communication can take you places you can't buy your way into..I used to think money= freedom but its just the opposite.. Didn't realize I could survive and enjoy life without money until I actually had to.. True money buys luxury but money will never be freedom.. Living in the moment helps realize you can do whatever you want to do.. All it takes is a little creative thinking and confidence and you can control the illusion and make it work in your favor.. Soon as you do that, money will almost fall in your lap..

Anyone chasing money never catches it, you have to know how to attract money.. Make it come to you..

I respect what your saying but if your typing from the states them your typing pipe dreams my dude

its....JOHN B · May 2012

pralims wrote: »

eating egg salad sandwiches for a week...and had to scrape up money for the bread..borrowing money for gas. it took 4months to get back on my feet..then i started my own business...

it taught me to not be loyal to any company because they are not loyal to you and that you need a partner that has to be down for you no matter what... if you can make it thru that an still have each others back...you doing good.....i married my wife shortly after

4 months from eating egg salad and nothing else you start your own business and marry the girl you went into business with...not saying I dont believe you but....it is the internet

Nate D.O. · May 2012

When i was a kid, moms was on that shit..and in the hospital left a second grader to fend for himself. i was pan handlin door to door, not like these punk niggas standin on a highway exit. Went to foodshelves and stood in line with the other bums nigga was lookin like a ethiopian skinny as fuck.

Cabana_Da_Don · May 2012

Anyone that been a hustler knows damn well that hustling only gets you in jail or shot.I haven´t met one person that hustled and got caked up and left that shit with no scars.Quit lying.But back to the thread times is hard as fuck and niggas are trying to stay a float.I been really broke no poverty level but I had to eat like rice and eggs and water sometimes just rice and some other bullshit.Anyways I learned that if you got friends you cool for a while but if you´re an asshole you´re fucked.

damobb2deep · May 2012

@ Nate... same here...

Will Munny · May 2012

Be careful where you park cause one of them tickets might break the bank.

Nate D.O. · May 2012

LIE, CHEAT, STEAL before i ever go bac to that shit @damobb2deep.

G Mack · May 2012

LOL if going through college was your biggest struggle then you ain't been through shit yet....

Ioniz3dSPIRITZ · May 2012

i lived off peanut butter and water for almost an entire month.

randomStalker2 · May 2012

G Mack wrote: »

LOL if going through college was your biggest struggle then you ain't been through shit yet....

then i ain't ever going through shit because after three months of being in college by myself without a job, i never want to be broke again.

redhandedbandit · May 2012

0 dollars no income at 24 lived at home had this puerto rican chick that took care of me tho

TheFix · May 2012

Nothin worse than feeling like you have NO hope, having no money compounds problems that wouldnt be shit if you had it, such as stupid $50 dollar car problems, starters and brakes and all that bullshit, you cant eat healthy, its hard to sleep most nights, you fear the next day, always lookin out the window to see if utility companies is comin to cut you off. Car repossessions the first of the month is like a scary movie, payday loans at crazy interest rates, and either usin that last $10 to put gas in the car, or buy $20 in food stamps, it's become hard to get out of bed every morning, you look at your girl and she sad that ya'll cant go out, you know what you can do, but you wanna stay out the streets, you dont even feel like a man, if you the crutch for a whole bunch of people and they come to you when they 100 short on rent, or ya nephews dont got cleats for football, you cant do shit about it, it hurts, you tryin to stay on the straight line, but you got a felony, and these pussies dont want to forgive you, sayin you paid your debt, but a nigga gettin treated like he still owe. Your fed PO wanna bitch at you about fees, and get a job, but mcdonalds and wendys payin 7.50, gas is 4 a gallon, milk is 3 a gallon, and bread is 2 a loaf, aint nobody on that bullshit when inflation is goin up every day it seems, the dollar ain't worth a damn, plus, everytime you make a dollar the student loan people is takin 15%, you been tellin em that you'll give em money every month, but they not on it. you so stressed ya hair is lebronin, you prayin to god for help but your faith is wavering, right and wrong dont exist no more, at this point you just wanna live decent by any means. You turn on the TV and see how these niggas is livin, it start to feel like they throwin it in your face. it got you wonderin what you've done to end up fucked up like this. You dont got no bodies under your belt, just a couple gun charges, but you watch these politicians commit crazy atrocities, and they kids, kids, kids, is gonna be straight. It got you like fuck it, what I got to lose, because the truth is, you'd rather be dead than live like this. You know you got the strap upstairs, and your cousin just called and said come see em' cause they goin for a stack, and he gonna throw you a bone. You take a deep breath, think it over, and consider what you're gettin into....But ain't nothin worse than what just described in your mind. So you make your move.

straight sho · May 2012

used to dream about being rich when i was 15 now im getting cream

straight sho · May 2012

pralims wrote: »

eating egg salad sandwiches for a week...and had to scrape up money for the bread..borrowing money for gas. it took 4months to get back on my feet..then i started my own business...

it taught me to not be loyal to any company because they are not loyal to you and that you need a partner that has to be down for you no matter what... if you can make it thru that an still have each others back...you doing good.....i married my wife shortly after

broke ass pussy nigga

Desi_416 · May 2012

Ive been broke before, straight up only had flour n water, my girl would make pancakes like 3 times a day, no syrup, no butter, just pancakes, had to save all the change for the bus so no buyin noodles or nothing, was new in the area, didn't have no connects to put me on and no start up cash, got fired from work for some bullshit, ran out of cash the next day after payin bills. I stole a 20 out the cash till at McDonald's when the girl turned her back and left it open, just took it and ran, even robbed some dude outside the ATM one night just to put cash in my pocket, got a job shortly after that and swore that i would never be broke Again.

Learnt that u gotta have a plan, u need a reserve fund, some savings even if u put away a few dollars a week that will add up, or u need a way to make money, not no wait 3 weeks for ure first pay cheque money, u need to make money while u wait. Now I got a kid, he's turning 2 theres been times where I have enough for bills and his stuff, it gets stressful but I'm getting better and this straight life, yea u can't just make a quick flip and cash in but I always make sure to have a client on deck that I can charge a few hundred for a letter or contract or some shit, I will never be broke again, fuck that.

In Your Moms Room · May 2012

I was homeless for a minute. So..that would be my answer.

mr.jamrock · May 2012

when my grandma sent for all her kids and grandkids from jamaica like 13 of us living in a 3 bedroom apt in a east new york project. had alot of sleeping in jackets and curl up together nites. Damn

pralims · May 2012

its....JOHN B wrote: »

pralims wrote: »

eating egg salad sandwiches for a week...and had to scrape up money for the bread..borrowing money for gas. it took 4months to get back on my feet..then i started my own business...

it taught me to not be loyal to any company because they are not loyal to you and that you need a partner that has to be down for you no matter what... if you can make it thru that an still have each others back...you doing good.....i married my wife shortly after

4 months from eating egg salad and nothing else you start your own business and marry the girl you went into business with...not saying I dont believe you but....it is the internet

i have my own business.....she stayed with me thru a hard time...an your right its the internet
no need to believe me....but also no reason to lie....

bgoat · May 2012

College Student. My last 2 semesters. Pretty much ate grits and eggs twice a day everyday for 8 months until I graduated.

I learned not to ever give up.

Du_Du · May 2012

shit, turned my car into a taxi/sedan (in baltimore we call them hacks), moved back home...started running with different crews doing small little jobs here n there,...anything to put some money in my pocket, and started looking for temp to hire gigs at a temp agency

a.mann · May 2012

NO MATTER THE AMOUNT,MONEY GOES PRETTY FAST IF YOU AIN'T GOT A SOLID PLAN TO SUPPLEMENT IT

ice_cold · May 2012

rich or poor peace of mind matters more

unRealLady1 · May 2012

Well I'm not a broke bitch. I was doing better than alot of people I grew up with, family and friends. (at one time) and people was leaning off of me. So this cause people to think I'm broke, because I'm not able to brag about financial situations because I needed money for a serious purpose. I didnt have money to hand out to strangers at the club, or to give to charity, but I was helping other people. I helped ppl get on their feet & I'm tired of people trying to define me as broke, because you do not see me on t.v. I call YOU nosey.

People want me 2 tell my family business, and splirt out all the dirt to understand why I come from a hood situation. These ppl again do not know me.

some just didnt give a fuck about nobodyelse but themselves.

unRealLady1 · May 2012

I think ppl got the wrong impression that I was on here, expressing I was from the hood because I was on welfare..and it's this bitch that use to work a part time job I worked at for 5 months thinking she know my financial status. This chick was making min wage, because she didnt have a high school dimploma or job experience, not everyone at the clothing store was making her amount money.

This person do not know how a job works, everyone dont' get paid the same pay rate, on top of that I got w2's that can prove my income for that year, I didnt only work there. & I'm sick of this nosey bitch, who think she know what my funds look like. In real life I would punch this nosey bitch in her face, because I hate a gold digging whore, who's into everyonelse money. Don't you got your own money? Thats how I feel it about it bitch.

pralims · May 2012

ice_cold wrote: »

rich or poor peace of mind matters more

i kinda agree...

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