Timeline for Friends come with hat in hand, but I don't think it will help
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| Jun 16, 2020 at 10:49 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Aug 26, 2014 at 18:17 | vote | accept | Brian S | ||
| Dec 10, 2013 at 21:20 | comment | added | BrenBarn | "Money makeover" features in the Los Angeles Times have had some useful case studies of people in similar situations (e.g., this one) that may give some ideas. | |
| Dec 3, 2013 at 19:23 | answer | added | JDB | timeline score: 6 | |
| Dec 3, 2013 at 16:48 | comment | added | JDB | I've dealt with these sorts of problems personally (even having family live with us while they struggled to get on their feet) and I've found the book When Helping Hurts to be exceptionally helpful. Our Western culture tends to view money troubles as a distinct issue, but often money troubles are just a symptom of deeper problems. It's focused more on large-scale poverty, but many of the insights are helpful on the small scale as well. | |
| Dec 3, 2013 at 10:52 | answer | added | Just_a_friend | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 3, 2013 at 5:28 | comment | added | Kaz | @MikeS Especially for values of "buying used" approximately equal to "fetched over bittorrent". :) | |
| Dec 3, 2013 at 4:56 | history | edited | Brian S | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
update: friend taking some initiative
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| Dec 3, 2013 at 4:49 | comment | added | Brian S | @MikeS, That's well-known in our social circle(s). It works better if you buy a game and keep it compared to buying new games as they're released, but video games are still good time/money entertainment. | |
| Dec 3, 2013 at 0:49 | comment | added | MikeS | Side note: video games often provide one the best "dollar spent per hour of entertainment" ratios available, particularly when buying used. | |
| Dec 3, 2013 at 0:32 | answer | added | iluxa | timeline score: 6 | |
| Dec 2, 2013 at 22:19 | comment | added | Kaz | This sort of mutual embarrassment is what government administered social assistance is supposed to spare us from. | |
| Dec 2, 2013 at 20:26 | answer | added | Toandfro | timeline score: 8 | |
| Dec 2, 2013 at 19:45 | comment | added | Jay | If they have an open mind, tell them to start reading the Mr. Money Mustache blog | |
| Dec 2, 2013 at 19:20 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackFinance/status/407590210890137601 | ||
| Dec 2, 2013 at 19:01 | answer | added | Vidro3 | timeline score: 15 | |
| Dec 2, 2013 at 18:22 | answer | added | Pete B. | timeline score: 12 | |
| Dec 2, 2013 at 17:10 | comment | added | Yamikuronue | Sure, sure. I mostly want to suggest that you approach the gaming less as "you can't have games, you're poor" and more "let's make better gaming choices" when you talk to him; a lot of people start shaming poor people for daring to want things and that's usually counter productive. | |
| Dec 2, 2013 at 17:07 | comment | added | Brian S | @Yamikuronue, I don't disagree. However, when I regularly see my friend with zero income buying new MtG cards and new games, I can't help but wonder what he's cutting into in order to afford them. (Most recently: Battlefield 4, Romance of the Nine Empires, and a handful of MtG singles with total value somewhere in the $50-80 range, purchased from our LGS.) He did cut Xbox Live from his budget, but that was months ago. | |
| Dec 2, 2013 at 17:00 | comment | added | Yamikuronue | Just a side note: poor people are allowed to have entertainment too. Trying to save money by cutting out absolutely every small luxury can take a toll on your mental health; used games and secondhand MTG cards can be cheap enough to provide some small spice in life without breaking the bank if you're smart about it. | |
| Dec 2, 2013 at 15:30 | answer | added | THEAO | timeline score: 35 | |
| Dec 2, 2013 at 15:15 | review | First posts | |||
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| Dec 2, 2013 at 15:00 | history | asked | Brian S | CC BY-SA 3.0 |