It’s hilarious how totally out of touch magazines can be. Like all of these articles about how to save money in the recession.
Step 1: Buy less stuff
Step 2: Still broke? Buy cheaper stuff
Step 3: Still broke? Stop buying stuff
Step 4: No really, when you don’t have money for things, you shouldn’t carry on buying them. And if going out is too expensive, you should stay in.
Sure there are some very stupid rich people, but are any this clueless? These articles condescend so much to assume that there are people in ‘merica unaware of the existence of Wal-mart and Goodwill… Still if you think that advice to buy both an old $9 Gap sweater from Salvation Army, and a $400 cashmere blanket keep you warm and cozy while watching your stocks fall, then, yeah…maybe you need to be condescended to...
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It's also a bit demeaning to see these things because it makes the assumption that people rack up debt on unneccesary merchandise. In reality, many people use credit to buy items they do need; food, prescription drugs, medical care. These are not frivolous purchases.
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