People who struggle for cash, but buy smokes and booze...

[Grimspoon]

People live beyond their means. Credit cards, debt etc. Rule of thumb, cash is king, if you don't have it, don't spend it.

[Rocket Raccoon]

I like being lambasted for buying R400 - R600 games by people who buy from Truworths and Foschini on credit.


Hi Mom.

[Tacet]

... eating cheese sandwiches for lunch because they say they're broke.

Hey, some of us eat cheese sandwiches because we like cheese!

[abzo]

Hey, some of us eat cheese sandwiches because we like cheese!

HAHA me too but he was eating it because he's broke according to him.

[AstroTurf]

I think the smokes and booze is by then, the only comfort they can get. I also know people like that and its sad actually.

Agree.

Vicious circle.

[chrissy]

When I went to court for child support my ex told the judge the amount I asked for was to much, she told him he must just stop smoking and drinking.

The nice thing about food is you can buy enough at the beginning of the month. Smokers can't do that, otherwise they'll just end up smoking more each day.

[markface]

Agree.

Vicious circle.

A vicious circle it is.

[Elimentals]

Simple:

Smoke removes food craving or hunger
Booze removes money thoughts from the brain

Actually its because they are drugs, you can not simply say no to drugs regardless of what the ads normally tell you, well the mind says "no", the body says "up yours, gimme".

[Koosi]

its all to do with the cooler as ekke culture and South Africans' obsession with being seen as trendy and keeping up with the Joneses

[rorz0r]

So, everyone in Fourways, basically?

rofl

[akescpt]

They usually have leka phones with fat contracts!

[superskully]

What about driving fancy cars, Gtis...
But yeah, dstv premuim is the usual suspect, toptv is R99 u know

[noxibox]

People like to spend money on what they enjoy. Hardly surprising.

a family walk in very scruffy, well you can tell they not too well off

How can you tell? My dad told me story about luxury car salesman who made the mistake of judging someone's means by their dress. Lost himself a nice big commission.

its all to do with the cooler as ekke culture and South Africans' obsession with being seen as trendy and keeping up with the Joneses

There are humans elsewhere on the planet too.

Or they buy drugs instead

That's what the first post said.

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I practically spend all my money on food

My clothes are running low though, basically wear the same stuff every week like clockwork.

Food and internet.

[teraside]

When I went to court for child support my ex told the judge the amount I asked for was to much, she told him he must just stop smoking and drinking.

The nice thing about food is you can buy enough at the beginning of the month. Smokers can't do that, otherwise they'll just end up smoking more each day.

uhmm...No lady. I have been smoking more than 10 years and I always buy enough for a month and I don't smoke "more" each day.