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By klemay on On Being Rich
@navigateher "It’s just a fact that being rich can make things weird for you (although I wouldn’t say I was actually rich growing up, more like well-off I think?), and saying it out loud should not be a shame. " That's the very thing I'm talking about. Saying that you face "shame" for talking about wealth is trying to prove that you suffer just like everyone else... but when you weigh that shame against all the other advantages you have in life, it's just damn insensitive. It's like men who complain about women crossing to the other side of the street instead of remaining on the sidewalk with them-- sure, it might hurt your feelings, but you still get to be a dude who doesn't have to worry about getting raped while you walk home.
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By klemay on On Being Rich
@cuminafterall Be proud of yourself for getting through college and landing a job that pays well... while remembering that you had advantages in life (parents eventually making good money/good high school/fancy private college) that many others don't. If you can afford to give to charity, do so. If not, enjoy your hard-earned money and don't write blog posts about how being rich makes you sad. (If being rich does make you sad, let's work something out. I'd be happy to switch financial portfolios.)
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By klemay on On Being Rich
@navigateher You completely misunderstood me! I'm not saying that people who can afford things should feel guilty... I'm saying they should stop trying to make people feel sorry for them, because life is pretty great. And if you recognize your privilege, you can say things like "I'm really lucky to be in the position that I'm in, but I recognize that others don't have it as easy." Or, even if you are dealing with some guilt: "Sometimes I feel guilty for the privilege I have, but I also recognize that I am lucky to have these advantages in life." Either way, you should be asking what you can do to work toward a society in which you don't have to feel guilty because everyone has a fair shot. Asking people who aren't burdened with your wealth to feel sorry for you is incredibly insensitive, and not productive in the least. And those of us who aren't lucky enough to have parents who subsidize our rent are not going to want to hear it.
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By Quinn A@twitter on I Cannot Carry a Queen-sized Box Spring Alone, And Other Things I Learned This Weekend
Oh, yikes. A $20 tip on a $40 haircut is a 50% tip. That's insane. 20% is reasonable. If you're going back to that girl, leave her 10% next time, and explain why (so that she doesn't fuck up your hair later in revenge). Then stick with 20% from there on. Everything else...actually seems pretty reasonable to me? I mean, yes, eat at home, blah blah blah, but honestly, as a long-time single (or singleish; right now I have a girlfriend but still live alone four days a week) person, I have to say that cooking for myself still gets expensive. And depressing! If what you want in a moment is a bagel and cream cheese a couple of tomato slices, it's not really more cost-effective to buy a six-pack of bagels and a tub of cream cheese and a whole tomato, because no one will help you eat the other five bagels or the rest of the cheese.
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By Reginal T. Squirge on The State of Things: The Two Logans, and Mike Premeditates
You don't truly love B&J unless you eat the whole pint in one sitting.
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By sockhopbop on The State of Things: The Two Logans, and Mike Premeditates
I really look forward to these check-ins. (Because I am a nerd who thinks people on the internet are my real-life friends.) Anyway, my estimated weekend budget is about $60: $20 to see Yo-Yo Ma, $9 ticket to Moonrise Kingdom, $30 food/drink money. Here's hoping that guess turns out real.
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By MuffyStJohn on Why Aren't You Paying for Music?
"Why Aren’t You Paying for Music?" Because I don't have to. Yes, music has value, just like a MacBook or an iPhone. The difference is I can't download a MacBook or an iPhone from the comfort of my home in less time than it takes to microwave a frozen pot pie. Is it unethical? Hell yeah. But I also think it would be foolish for me to pay iTunes for something I can easily obtain at no cost. I've said this before, but ethics are a luxury that most people can't afford.
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By navigateher on On Being Rich
@klemay "don’t write blog posts about how being rich makes you sad" Maybe it's just like the millions of whiny woe-is-me blog posts about not being able to afford to eat out because you want to be an artist and not something as degrading as, you know, a barista? Obnoxious, I know.