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The excuses people make to stay poor

The Ordinary Man
4 min readOct 2, 2024

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Times are hard, people are struggling, and jobs aren’t paying enough to make it worth going in, but sometimes being poor is your fault too. In fact, this might be controversial, but being poor is your fault most of the time.

It’s a hard pill to swallow because people don’t want to be told that spending money on a trampoline they didn’t need is why they’re poor.

There are decisions that we can all make in life that can increase the money in our bank accounts, they’re by all means not always easy decisions to make, and sometimes you might have to suffer, but they have to be made as an adult.

Making hard decisions is what separates adults from people pretending to be adults. We don’t live in an idealistic world so your dreams of being an influencer might not come true.

You don’t have to spend a lot of the money you spend, and you don’t have to be stuck in low-paying jobs. You can also decide to work more on the side if need be. When people are desperate they find another gear, but a lot of people aren’t desperate so they choose not to change.

The choice to stay in a low-paying job

Before anyone gets too mad, I am not saying that getting a job that pays well is a quick or easy process. It can be easy but rarely quick. With the…

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