Posted by Lokrian
Statistics like this are easy to toss out. They ignore the variability in life. What about education costs? What about sudden illness? Life is not always amenable to this sort of thinking. Furthermore, the less you make, obviously, the less convenient it gets to part with $166 a month. At a certain point it gets impossible.
$166 a month is not that hard to part with if you make plans to do so from the beginning. Let me put it this way. There are people who play this game who are not wealthy who contribute $166+ a month on average. People choose to spend their money on things. Short term enjoyment instead of long term wealth.

That is really the key difference between Upper Class, Middle Class and Lower Class. Planning, commitment, effort.

If I wanted to make more money I could easily go find a second job. I see it every fucking day. Some idiot sits on a bar stool bitching about how bad he has it in life. He works 40 Hrs. a week and then someone comes and takes it away. They're dumbasses. People spend more on beer each week than they do in taxes. Think 40 hrs. a week is "Doing a mans duty". People CHOOSE not to better their lives. The poorer you are the easier it is to lift yourself up. I am reminded of a quote that Bill Gates asked his company when it was founded, "Are you willing to do what you have to do to get what you want?".

Well, are they?