22 Things That Are Too Damned Expensive
Every year, things get more expensive and we don't get more money. And for the most part, we put up with it. However, there are some things...
Published 3 years ago in Facepalm
However, there are some things that have gotten way too expensive. To help prove it, we gathered stories from all over the internet of people who are sick and tired of paying so much!
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Bras. Especially when you're anything over a C cup. See some lovely reasonably priced sets in my town center, can you find anything over a C cup? Nope! You'll have to pay double the price and it's also assumed if you've got big boobs then you must need massive knickers too so you have to buy bras and underwear separate for both to fit
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It's insane how expensive being poor is! You can't invest in anything, you're constantly paying added fees for being late, having to loan, etc. Everything you buy is sh*ttier quality meaning you'll have to buy it again that much sooner.
Plus it's f*cking tiring. It takes up half of your brainpower. All. The. Time.21
Dental work. I need to get 5k in dental work but I don't have $100 to spare let alone thousands. I've been living in pain for years. I don't smile because it looks awful. We don't have a single good family photo. I'm pretty sure I am going to die from an abscess one day in a year or two. I get them regularly and all I can do is get antibiotics from my GP.
They get more frequent every year and each one is worse than the last. I need to get dentures and have my teeth extracted but I can't because somewhere along the way, the health insurance people decided this stuff was "cosmetic" and they won't pay for it. So I live scared of death and in pain.
So yeah. Thanks, America.24
Not having a car, or having a car. Public transportation is so unreliable that not having your own car often means not working, and because you're not working you can't afford a car. But just take the bus? Well, in rural America, let's say I have an 11:30 am appointment. The bus runs at 9 am or 12:30 pm so you take the 9 am and wait 2 hours before your appointment which wouldn't you know it your appointment gets out just after the 12:30 bus, so you wait for the 4 pm bus.
Now imagine trying to coordinate a work schedule around bussing that can arrive 15-30 minutes early or late and require you to spend hours on top of an 8 to 10-hour shift.
So you HAVE to have a vehicle your own to be reliable. But now you have purchased your $800 beater that might last a few years. But now continue $120 a month for insurance that costs $1440 a year, or $640 more than your vehicle was worth. Plus $60 a week in gas because you’re in a rural area and the nearest employer is 50 miles away or 100 miles round trip. 20 miles to the gallon, $3.50 a gallon, or $17.50 a day to travel.
Insurance $120/month
Fuel $260/month
So $380 is what you pay each month just for the ability to work. And maybe you’re making $1600 after taxes if you're lucky. Minus the $380, so actuality $1220.
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