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Actual financial literacy is crucial to success as an adult. You can complain about The System all you want but it will likely still be in place after all of us are bones in the ground, so make use of the resources you can achieve something with.
Condescending shitheads talking down to poor people like they have a FRACTION of the ability to stretch a dollar. Self flattering scolding that does nothing but justify a system that produces unlivable outcomes.
I will say it's also easier to stretch a dollar when you have more money. There are some things that everyone needs where if you have more money up front you can buy something that will last longer and save you money over a period of time. Meanwhile if you're living paycheck to paycheck you may not have the money up front and need to go with the cheaper option and ultimately spend more money over time than the wealthier person. But again it's hard to even think about that let alone act on it when doing so could jeopardize being able to pay rent (which can in itself be an example of such a thing compared to owning a home,).
Codified as the Sam Vimes "Boots" theory of socioeconomic unfairness