PovertyFinanceNZ is (unfortunately) trending

[biohazardfan03]

@aturtle Or people who, like me, believe in spending money wisely. Everyone should be careful how they spend. The profits of fast food, alcohol, tobacco and lotto say they don’t.

 

[aturtle]

@biohazardfan03 Yes, good point.

 

[wiloftcnc]

@jd98 Because it's crazy out here for anyone not earning $80k+.

 

[dadon]

@wiloftcnc Even for people earning 80k+ it's getting squeezed more.

 

[mira]

@dadon I'm on 80k and wonder how tf anyone on a lower salary manages, especially if they're not in a de facto relationship

I've literally taken up intermittent fasting because groceries are ridiculous

 

[dadon]

@mira I'm on 120k, and wonder the same thing. Trying to save for a house for me and my two kids and partner, but it's getting harder and harder. At least I can entertain the dream I guess, some people don't even bother doing that.

 

[holy_venom95]

@mira Does being in a relationship lower taxes?

 

[mira]

@holy_venom95 No I meant it in the way of bills being halved, double the spare money for when shit goes wrong, if you're able to save, that's two of you saving etc.

 

[piggybank]

@holy_venom95 Something like utilities maybe fixed per month, or at least have fixed daily charges.
Being in a relationship and living together cut that shit in half.

 

[texfire316]

@jd98 I don’t think New Zealand has ever experienced the level of poverty we currently have.

 

[grace911]

@texfire316 Well, there was the Great Depression. That was pretty fucked.

 

[castiel]

@grace911 Not sure it’s as fucked as this

 

[davedavids]

@castiel ths is the great-er depression

 

[abelievingman]

@castiel No, the Great Depression was undoubtedly waaaaay worse.

 

[edenspeak]

@castiel We had 40% unemployment and no social security. We are nowhere near that.

 

[maximillae]

@jd98 Because we're all broke

 

[xevy]

@jd98 Because an extra 22% have hit poverty this week

 

[ngr]

@jd98 I’m currently visiting NZ from Australia.. I thought our supermarket prices were bad but you guys are getting screwed even harder!

 

[andrewn]

@jd98 I guess because we are all poor at the moment

 

[spence]

@jd98 If you post on the NZ sub or read it or any NZ subs this will pop up on your feed.

Everyone's hurting and apparently according to the NZ sub we need to tax everyone more to fix it.