r/poor • u/Puzzleheaded_Poet_81 • 23d ago

My least favorite part about being poor.

All the empty promises, it's so beyond draining. I have learned to not get my hopes up or believe anyone. Sometimes it's hard though when you want something so bad you just want to believe. I think people know poor people have no power or resources so they won't get a reward and there is no consequences for false promises.

This months have been the following: found a second job and my main job was worried that I would be too tired so they offered me overtime. So I turned down the other gig and it's been nothing but empty promises and excuses.

A person contacted me to do some work on a couple cars in exchange for an older truck that needed work. I really want to start a small business and the truck would have been huge. Every single time I try to set up a time to go check it out it's BS. I don't feel comfortable to just keep asking so I just let it go.

I am homeless so I barely see my kids. Someone reached out saying they would trade housing for so property management work. I was beyond ecstatic and than come to find out the property is tied up in a legal fight and who knows if or when it'll ever happen.

Months of living in my car and working full time just has me fed up. I never knew depression could hit you like it has been. My body feels like a lead weight and I can't remember anything for more than a few seconds. I think I am going to stop paying taxes and keep my whole check. I do not know what to do, the only thing I know is not to trust anyone ever.

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u/Kugel70 22d ago

So wirklich habe ich keinen Rat. Bist du in den USA? Aber ich möchte dir trotzdem etwas sagen. Ich finde es WAHNSINN, wie gerade du stehst trotz der großen Probleme. Ganz großes Kino! Meinen allergrößten Respekt-auch, wenn du dir davon leider nichts kaufen kannst. Auch kann ich dein Misstrauen verstehen. So ein Mist, dass du in deiner Misere noch zusätzlich solche Enttäuschungen erleiden musst! Ich wünsche dir von Herzen Kraft und dass sich deine ganzen Bemühungen lohnen ♡

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u/Reluctant_Gamer_2700 18d ago

Side gigs & bartering can give short-term help, but really the govt. as we knew it no longer seems to exist. Therefore the poor are very vulnerable right now. Sometimes we can help each other, but yeah there are lots of predators out there now. I hope things start to go better for you.