Red Flags That People Are Terrible With Their Money

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mattstaff
Aug 28, 2021 8:00 AM EDT

Nobody said that managing one's finances is easy. Money comes and it goes. Some people are just better at saving their money for the hard times than others. Some folks seem to spend their paychecks the moment that they show up. Hopefully none of these ring a bell. But hey, maybe they'll serve as their own kind of wake up calls. 

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    Font - keltoy1549 · 7h $400 shoes and no electricity. 6 Reply 1 446
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    Font - irrelevant_usernam3 · 3h I had a friend who I used to play Xbox with online. He would frequently not be on for weeks at a time because he'd sold his xbox to pay bills. As soon as he had money again, he'd pay $400 for a new console, then he'd run out of money and pawn it for $50-100. This happened probably 5 or 6 times a year 6 Reply 4 417 3
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    Font - Jealous-Network-8852 · 4h $800 car payment, can't pay their rent. G Reply 4 74 3
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    Rectangle - shirtlessin1stclass · 6h Expensive car like a BMW or decked out fully-loaded truck with the lift kit and everything, but they're living in a crappy apartment or a house where the yard is a mess, fence falling over, etc. G Reply 223 3 ...
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    Font - TheoryAddict • 4h Constantly borrows money from friends/family but never pays it back Bonus points if: • they never give a reason or vague reason for the money • uses manipulation or having their friends pressure/ guilt you into giving them money Also constantly buying expensive stuff or always eating out but is always behind their bills (plus doing the borrowing money thing). Pretty much prioritizing their WANTS over their or others NEEDS when managing money or paying for things. G Reply
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    Font - SnakeR515 · 4h Asking what to buy. If you don't have anything you'd want to buy already in mind, just save the money for later instead of buying things you didn't think you needed, because you most likely don't need them 6 Reply 4 120 3
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    Font - Stoic_Scientist · 4h "I know I should hold on to it because l'll need it for bills, but if there is money in my account I just spend it on things." -From a 35 year old woman with 2 college degrees. G Reply 4 300 + ...
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    Font - Main_Act_2361 · 3h Credit card debt and juggling account balances and due dates between cards G Reply 4 72 3 ...
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    Rectangle - CheeseNBacon2 • 7h They're taking cash advances on their credit card to buy beer and weed. G Reply 182 3 ...
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    Rectangle - MrFruitz · 5h Über eats every day/constant amazon orders. 6 Reply 4 38 3 ...
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    Font - pwa09 · 3h Living check to check when you make a decent salary. That means you're spending more than you make. Daily Starbucks isn't necessary, 2-3 trips to Costco within 2 weeks isn't necessary. Buying new home decor every week isn't necessary. At lastly, if your car payment is half your paycheck then you've got a car that's too expensive for you. G Reply 4 12 3 ...
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    Font - Karlos-the-Kitten · 6h Lottery. Not in as for fun, but routinely with a genuine hope. G Reply & 117 3 + ...
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    Font - LucyVialli · 7h Constantly asking friends/family for "loans". G Reply 4 173 3 ... Cheese_is_no_1altt · 2h I had an auntie like that, i hated her so much yet our family keeps giving it to her for her failing company beciause of the "shes our family" bs 4 38 3
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    Font - Humble-Ice913 · 3h Expensive purchases mixed with minimal savings G Reply 4 32 3
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    Rectangle - DoomsOfGod • 6h "Sorry mate I don't have any money" The weekend after payday and what you want to do together costs <£10. G Reply 4 42 3 ...
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    Font - blackandwhitelibrary · 5h Grew up rich That's not to say they don't understand how to be responsible, but it's likely that they don't care because they have just such a huge safety net that being financially responsible is redundant for them G Reply 1 60 3 ...
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    Rectangle - cara27hhh · 5h When you ask them how much they have to spend, and they take a glance of their phone and reply with their current bank balance G Reply 4 38 3 ...
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    Font - BOYNOO · 2h Yeahhhh, I know a guy who lived in a 2 bedroom apartment with 3 guys for a few years. Then he bought a Tesla Model X, new. Told me he was saving up for a house. He finally bought his house, few weeks ago. It was 40k in Gary, Indiana. His job? He drives Lyft full-time. G Reply ...
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    Font - Giediprimal · 3h They are involved in multi-level marketing schemes, and when asked by friends why you need to pay into such schemes, they say "well, you need to spend money to make money." G Reply ...
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