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Withywindle

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40. If you don't have money, your life is totally consumed by stress ALL THE TIME...

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:55 PM

Feb 2012

how you're going to eat, how you're going to pay the bills, where would you go if you can't make rent anymore, how would you get to work if your old beater car needs a repair you can't afford, what happens if you get sick...

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Oh Boo Hoo Hoo: �People who don�t have money don�t understand the stress� [View all] kpete Feb 2012 OP

WAAAAAAAAAAH MinneapolisMatt Feb 2012 #1

There are millions of people who can't imagine saying "I've got three kids in private school." tanyev Feb 2012 #2

any moron on wall street knows you're supposed to live on your "comparatively modest" salary unblock Feb 2012 #3

or.. I got three kids who need to see a dentist, and need shoes without holes in them? nt G_j Feb 2012 #4

Your perspective is a great one! hamsterjill Feb 2012 #35

REALLY WHAT cindyperry2010 Feb 2012 #5

Oh poor baby. Arkana Feb 2012 #6

Oh the humanity tularetom Feb 2012 #7

My thoughts exactly. trumad Feb 2012 #18

I was going to post that... but you did it for me. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2012 #21

My three are all top achievers - they get damn near everything in grants. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #8

Why would the kids' school be the first thing he would think of to cut expenses? surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #9

well hell yeah, onethatcares Feb 2012 #29

Well, bless his heart. Maybe he should try raising 4 kids on less that $25K and then Arkansas Granny Feb 2012 #10

Well he sort of has a point pipi_k Feb 2012 #11

If you don't have money, your life is totally consumed by stress ALL THE TIME... Withywindle Feb 2012 #40

"I�m not eating dinner because it�s my brother�s turn tonight." Earth_First Feb 2012 #12

+1 nt lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #22

thank you! newspeak Feb 2012 #62

Someone give this shitheel a two-gallon enema hifiguy Feb 2012 #13

He has to "think about" pulling his kids out of private school" yellowcanine Feb 2012 #14

Where's the DU compassion? aikoaiko Feb 2012 #15

First world problems... GreenPartyVoter Feb 2012 #16

Whine more, please Aerows Feb 2012 #17

Rich people's school = real education Mopar151 Feb 2012 #48

Exactly Aerows Feb 2012 #54

"It's all about me, me, me!" deutsey Feb 2012 #19

Send him some extra cash here: Earth_First Feb 2012 #20

Mr. Dlugash is wrong Enrique Feb 2012 #23

A $10,000 reduction in salary means that the electricity and heating bills are in jeopardy... Earth_First Feb 2012 #25

A $10,000 reduction may mean the difference between paying a mortgage... JHB Feb 2012 #42

A $10K reduction would have seen me pay $6K to work. sofa king Feb 2012 #50

And he'll have to downgrade to streetwalkers instead of call girls. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #52

Then come join the stress-free ranks of the poor. Jackass. eShirl Feb 2012 #24

Yup. Mo money, mo problems. RedSpartan Feb 2012 #26

OH, THE HUMANITY!!! TalkingDog Feb 2012 #27

Welcome back baby to the poor side of town. n/t Ganja Ninja Feb 2012 #28

Oh yah, wondering where you're going to sleep or what you're going to eat a kennedy Feb 2012 #30

the comments are great renate Feb 2012 #31

Let's take up a collection for the poor dear. I have a few spare pennies in wallet I can pitch in. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #32

What an absolutely obtuse remark for him to make! Sheesh. n/t arthritisR_US Feb 2012 #33

Air Hammered. In. The. BALLS. HughBeaumont Feb 2012 #34

I like the way you think, Hugh. hifiguy Feb 2012 #47

Downsizing severely sucks no matter your income. Lucky Luciano Feb 2012 #36

I especially liked this comment: renate Feb 2012 #37

Oh call me a whambulance. Try barely making enough to pay your bills then we'll talk. Initech Feb 2012 #38

"Try barely making enough to pay your bills" JVS Feb 2012 #49

It's called "living within your means". Initech Feb 2012 #51

The 350k was his all in comp. ie bonus included. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2012 #53

I made $7500 last year, so here's something for you hobbit709 Feb 2012 #39

Yeah, I didn't do a whole lot better than you did. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #41

so you have little stress according to the jerk in the article. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #46

How do you do that? One word: Yoink! JHB Feb 2012 #43

Care for a little white whine? calimary Feb 2012 #44

whaaaaaaaaaaaah Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #45

You're worried about pulling your kids out of private school!? YellowRubberDuckie Feb 2012 #55

I'm appalled that some mook pulling a lousy 350k is called a 1%er Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #56

These guys like to tell themselves they deserve more because they "work harder" Matariki Feb 2012 #57

Poor fellow. Please unburden yourself. I will gladly accept the "stress" of $350 grand. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #58

Another Manhattan asshat complaining about being "poor" on less than 7 figures a year Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #59

Hah...try living here...we are searching for Lucky Luciano Feb 2012 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #61

Doesn't even have to move as far as Chicago. He can cross the river to Jersey City and get a smokey nj Feb 2012 #64

But then he's in -- eeeeewwwww!!! -- Jersey City. JHB Feb 2012 #69

Oops, I duped you JonLP24 Feb 2012 #63

Pull the spoiled rich kids out of private school, that kind of stress is crazy! sarcasmo Feb 2012 #65

sounds like he's auditioning for Romney's VP slot fishwax Feb 2012 #66

17 grand a year for 2 dogs?! Get real, Schiffie! meow2u3 Feb 2012 #67

He has a facebook page Sedona Feb 2012 #68