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'poorsplaining' [View all] 112 Dragonfli Jun 2016 Jun 2016 271 38804

Small signage 3 madamesilverspurs Oct 2015 Oct 2015 8 9382

I'll start 37 marym625 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 17 11807

Hi, all :-) 2 w0nderer Oct 2015 Oct 2015 12 3131

History of this group, and ideas 9 w0nderer Oct 2015 Mar 2016 14 12736

Food Prep And Ideas 15 w0nderer Oct 2015 Nov 2022 2 8315

Low resource (money, time, space) gardening (windowsill, balcony, container, porch) 10 w0nderer Oct 2015 Mar 2016 11 34464

Depression time and earlier resources 2 w0nderer Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 4656

entertainment (free libraries, ebooks, audiobooks, games and similar) pref with review 10 w0nderer Oct 2015 Aug 2016 9 24284

Big increase in multinational subcontracting in USA coming.. 0 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 7 1928

6,234 lobbyists worked on the Tax Scam 2 BigmanPigman Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 5155

Have You Had Experience Being Working Poor? 15 BlueDog22 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 8 7617

Used to be the yardstick was if your Mom didn't have to work... 9 bmpbmp Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 7772

Banking 9 Cartoonist Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 2428

Who are considered members of same household for a Medicaid application? 3 Cheese Sandwich Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1652

Arizona On Track To $12/Hour While Maintaining A Healthy Economy 0 corbettkroehler Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 5419

This message was self-deleted by its author 43 CountAllVotes Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 6959

what are you folks seeing...saw a couple unexpected layoffs from firms with folks close this week 2 dembotoz Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 5221

damn, looks like the trump budget is out to get us 4 dembotoz May 2017 May 2017 0 6743

from wa post cheap meal ideas 2 dembotoz Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1864

prescription prices 0 dembotoz Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 698

My car isn't new enough but this might help others 8 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2017 May 2017 4 10267

Decent price on a refurbished Dell Laptop $210 5 discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 2283

A hint that might help 10 discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 Feb 2016 7 2881

A $100 deal on: Hisense C11 Chromebook Rockchip 1.80 GHz 2 GB Memory 16 GB SSD 11.6" 0 discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1600

Asked our host and he says okay 3 discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 Feb 2016 6 2518

Now and then the dreaded car repair rears its head 11 discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 3336

If you've ever bought some electronics on a really great sale... 12 discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 Feb 2016 6 3168

In my part of the country we have a few discount grocery stores 11 discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 Feb 2016 7 3254

A monitor deal I found 0 discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1703

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Deal alert: $55 HP DC5750S Desktop PC - 6AM to midnight Pacific time 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2233

Hi folks, I found another deal on low priced PCs $74 0 discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 Apr 2016 11 1729

Refurbished PC and monitor for $174 (free shipping) 2 discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1814

How debt works for the 1%: 11 discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2016 Feb 2018 12 4120

Sharing about a pet money saver 0 discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2017 Dec 2017 10 3032

So this just looked like a good price to me 3 discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 2397

In an Age of Privilege, Not Everyone Is in the Same Boat 2 eridani Apr 2016 May 2016 9 5792

Our Poverty Myth 6 eridani Jun 2016 Aug 2016 32 2670

Low-income Americans spend as much as $400 to get tax refund, report finds 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 8 4881

Can I get some kicks and recs for the wonderful people in our community who support each other? 7 F4lconF16 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 31 1733

Resources for food preparation? [View all] 69 F4lconF16 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 10 6948

People forget how hard basic money management is when you're poor. (Advice thread?) 14 F4lconF16 Nov 2015 Nov 2015 12 2253

I was invited to look into this group 4 GummyBearz Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 2002

One of the "Special Happinesses" of being poor. 12 Half-Century Man Oct 2015 Oct 2015 65 2870

Kitsap Rescue Mission set to lose permit to operate overnight shelter 0 icymist Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 2275

America’s new working poor — in manufacturing 6 inanna May 2016 Jun 2016 13 2327

Kelowna's working poor pushing into homeless shelters 2 inanna Jun 2016 Jun 2016 7 1789

Being working poor means toiling through “pure hell” for next to nothing. 23 inanna Jun 2016 Aug 2016 41 7380

Three Angels Clinic treats the 'working poor' 2 inanna Jun 2016 Jun 2016 5 4851

Rise of the 'precariat,' the global scourge of precarious jobs 3 inanna Jun 2016 Jun 2016 5 4931

Number of working poor climbing in Vancouver suburbs 0 inanna Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1563

A minimum wage hike is just part of the solution to help the working poor 3 inanna Jul 2016 Jul 2016 10 6259

How many 'working poor' are in Louisiana? (Towntalk Article) 1 inanna Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 4541

Montreal’s number of ‘working poor’ rises dramatically 0 inanna Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 4352

United Way event looks at working poor 0 inanna Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 1572

60% interest for payday loans in Ohio. XPost 3 irisblue Jul 2018 Aug 2018 3 2520

NYT Magazine article on Working Poor 0 irisblue Sep 2018 Sep 2018 6 2233

Heard a radio article on AC help 0 irisblue Jun 2020 Jun 2020 1 3695

Hey if your are on SSI, Sen Brown of Ohio wants to hear from you 0 irisblue Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 4154

I found a good sale on sweatpants with pockets and I wanted to share info. 2 irisblue Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 5289

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Energy assistance in **SOME** states 1 irisblue Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 5254

Dog Parents in Columbus Ohio- 0 irisblue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1242

Interesting follow: Reddit "Antiwork" thread 1 jmbar2 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 10 1106

Simple recipes I use. 29 ladyVet Nov 2015 Nov 2015 21 4523

I used to be 'working poor' 13 left-of-center2012 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 2671

Grocery stores worry about Trump's pullback on SNAP (food stamps) 4 left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 Jun 2018 3 9067

Recipes and Helpful sites from we who have been where you are. 4 leftofcool Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1635

Alan Simpson Slams 'Hypocrite' Companies For Making Billions While Opposing $15 Min. Wage 5 LiberalArkie Nov 2015 Nov 2015 4 1765

Legal Aid working to help tenants facing apartment eviction 1 LiberalArkie Dec 2015 Dec 2015 5 2077

The jobs employers just can't fill 5 littlemissmartypants Sep 2022 Dec 2022 27 6737

Coping with Helping 18 madamesilverspurs Oct 2015 Oct 2015 14 2779

It Is Expensive to Be Poor 7 madamesilverspurs Oct 2015 Oct 2015 14 2569

Tanks 2 madamesilverspurs Nov 2015 Nov 2015 8 1453

Why Poor People Stay Poor 22 madamesilverspurs Dec 2015 Jan 2016 17 4936

Oy. Again. 8 madamesilverspurs Dec 2015 Dec 2015 6 2148

A note from a loser. Or is it moocher? 1 madamesilverspurs Aug 2016 Aug 2016 6 4914

Once a weakness, low-skilled workers who get paid little have become the Deep South’s strength 7 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 6 2171

Although I have retired since joining this group... [View all] 105 malokvale77 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 184 19427

By request - things I learned. 3 malokvale77 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 4 2339

About artichokes 7 malokvale77 Mar 2016 Apr 2016 2 3745

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