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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The modern [b]redefining of luxuries as necessities[/b] makes it hard to see that saving is doable for many people who claim that they can’t save a dime [b](while typing away on their smartphones[/b]).[/quote]

Bingo.  You can get a really low cost pre-paid cell phone to use.

I dumped my cable TV and saved well over a grand a year, and thats AFTER signing up for a streaming service!  Which [i]itself [/i]is still a luxury.[/quote]

Perspective please: For a lot of low-income people (meaning actual poor people, not recent college grads who are broke but will eventually get there, not people making decent money who spend too much) a smart phone is their ONLY internet access, and internet access is required for a lot of things (including stuff like applying for unemployment benefits when you get laid off, applying for food stamps or Medicaid, applying for a LOT of low-end jobs). Email is also a requirement for many purposes these days. Public internet access in a library is useful and important, but not all that accessible in a real sense. [/quote]

You can apply for unemployment online but not medicaid or food stamps or wic.[/quote]

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