#AND have money for living expenses

[daftpatience]

one thing I have learned about being poor is that you cannot for a moment stop thinking about it

#theres no peace #every little thing reminds me we are poor #seeing friends having electricity wifi heat food gas. it all costs money. and bills and fees and charges happen all the damn time #im constantly worried that i am measing up somehow or im not keeping track of my finances properly #the person handling our disability assistance application keeps coming back with question after question about my job #and i have so much doubt and fear that ive made some mistake in my answers that will disqualify us from support #and theres this sick backwards stupid thing where applying for and being on disability support is discouraging me from trying to make money #because the more i make the less likely we'll get support but i need to make money to live #its just fucked. and once we're on support i have to make monthly reports of my income so ill feel like im explaining myself all the fuckin #time #cus the system isnt built in a way that makes sense for self employed ppl who have business expenses to account for #sorry for the ranting i cant sleep #truly truly i think poverty is making me a worse persin #more anxious more resentful more jealous more miserable more spiteful #i have so little and there is so little i can do to help it #i want things in a more desparate and even childish way than i used to eant things #spend a lot more time fantasizing about magically having expendable income #not to mention the constant exponential guilt that comes from asking for help or recieving help. its guilt i need to unlearn but i feel it

[blinkpen]

having a day where the long covid brain damage got me on finding dory level memory retention and i hate it so bad

its so cool we now have a whole new potentially disabling disease added to the default common contagion pool bc too many people hated being personally Inconvenienced for awhile, JUST for the sake of saving lives and benefiting everybody overall for the rest of time afterward bc the virus woulda been choked out before it got a proper foothold, how stupid would THAT have been

#the fact america basically ruined it for the entire fucking globe #bc it had literal fucking proof by other countries This Did Not Need to Happen all you had to do was cooperate for a few months #but its america so Fuck Yours Got Mine Want More Everyone Dies #oopsie! we didnt try to contain the viwus! its tooo *hard! guess we just gotta live with it now and hey world here have some virus from us #we saved you some to ruin all your efforts bc it was making Us look bad and we cant have that #*expensive. but money tho! gotta think about the money! doing the right thing would make the money sad! line must go up! #angery

[crazysnakey]

Don't forget the reason the U.S. is supporting Israel's genocide of Palestine - hell, 90% of the reason they ever get involved into something in the Middle East is for ulterior purposes regarding oil.

That and the Ben Gurion Canal project, which you can learn more about:

Also this short video explaining the canal's significance and full history in summary:

Simply put,

#free palestine #israel is a genocidal state #israel is a terrorist state #fuck america #fuck israel #comic pic is from persepolis btw #which is an autobiography of the author growing up in iran during the iranian revolution #not to mention how the US destabilized iran bc their democratically elected leader was gonna nationalize its oil for iran #and they put someone who would play ball for them in charge #its always about the oil #EVEN IN THE MIDST OF EVERYONE GOING “THE FUTURE ISNT VIABLE W FOSSIL FUELS” #WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FORWARD FOR USING AND TRANSITIONING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES #BUT THE CAPITALISTIC FUCKS WANT MONEY NOW #AT THE EXPENSE OF HUMAN LIVES #THE LIVES OF ARABS AND BROWN PPL INDIGENOUS TO PALESTINE NOTE THAT #aaaaaaand of course the canal #much easier than dealing w egypt #for both israel and america #israel will be onboard w them and they'll have a way of strengthening their grip on the middle east and world economy #this is honestly disgusting and terrifying #egypt #suez canal

[musubiki]

insane to think about how much raw power is collected together in the cats guild and yet from any onlookers perspective it just a bunch of college aged kids living in a house together

#rent in the capitol is so expensive you need 4 other roomates to rent a house #is what people say #the house is bigger on the inside (mochis doing) #also they have the infinate money cheat code (befriending a witch) #when taffy gets there he asks to live in the attic #he likes having a room thats slightly harder to access from the main house #she gives him the storage room on the top floor you have the seperate entrance for #(like kiki)

[figofswords]

the post grad why did i get an art degree what am i even doing what do i want in life where am i going crisis has finally hit i want to. lie down in the dirt. or something

#WHAT AM I DOING!!!! #i get up i go to my stupid retail job i stick labels on bags they pay me fucking thirteen bucks an hour i come home i lie on the couch #too tired to draw in too much pain to go anywhere no energy to reach out to college friends to do anything fun #no idea where the even start with getting an industry job no clue what i even WANT at this point #trying to remember what i loved so much about comics i want it BACK i HATE this #WHAT IS THE POINT!!!! WHAT DO I WANT WHERE AM I GOING!!! WHAT COMES NEXT!!!!!! #there's no clear career trajectory i can't do freelance i need structure i can't work too much i need free time #my brain doesn't work every job requires me to move across the country the irs just took fucking three hundred stupid dollars from me #my friends live in different states i can't get a job without experience i can't get experience without a job #i can't work on my portfolio with no energy and no time and i dont have any money and everything is so expensive all the time #i can't get anywhere bc i dont drive and im too stressed to think about taking driving lessons again #and WHAT DO I WANT! #THE MOST INTERESTING THING I DO EVERY WEEK IS GO TO PHYSICAL THERAPY! #I AM EXCITED EVERY WEEK FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY!!!! WHY!!!!!!!! #anyway WHATEVER i need to go to bed #delete later #i got into spx. today. so. had to have a crisis about how i felt when i attended spx (energized. excited. a part of something. ambitious) #versus how i feel now (tired. unmotivated. kind of apathetic about art. disconnected) #i dont miss the stress of school but i miss being around other artists. ppl who speak your language and who want the same things you want #ppl who are excited abut art and that makes YOU excited about art. ppl who get you #i miss that i want that back #whatever. its 1am i gotta go shower i have an 8.5 hour shift tomorrow. wahoo. $13.50/hr lets go

[fitzrove]

todolf iceberg

#XDD #not quite universal but do replace some specific experiences with your own variants if needed:) #my biggest todolf flexes are 1) director of brussels asking me what i thought of the todolf portrayal specifically 2) writing my [redacted] #3) famous people seeing my edited 2022 mayerling kiss video 4) my thinly veiled todolf video essay having 23k views and 1k+ likes... #musicals #theatre #meme #but yeah like. even if you don't have the money or opportunity to travel for todolf purposes you're still potentially crazy (affectionate) #which is why i didnt put a lot of expensive stuff like travel or seeing shows live in the chart #OH also to add to my flexes: writing a 20k todolf fan fiction story (really normal) and many smaller ones

[guaxinimraccoon]

hi hello I’m taking commissions c:

Ya gal Guax be in need of some money to buy some trash

About the Do’s and Dont’s just ask me! (yes this is my excuse for being lazy)

DM me if you’re interested :]

#g/t #size difference #g/t community #giant/tiny #guax comms #commission #i made a big purchase a few days ago and now i have no money to live a regular raccoon life #jk i'm fine just need some extra money to help me with my daily expenses

[sarcasticbabywhispererjess]

I need to put a cap on how much I can spend to memorialize my dead dog because I want to buy all the things.

#dog #grief #buy all the things #I’m just wanting something to bring me a little joy #I want them both #they’re kind of expensive #but what else do I have to spend my money on now? #not a living dog #😭

[nomoretumbler]

Im actually going bonkers rn

#*THE* FLAMING CURSOR SHIRT??? HELLO????? #AND FOR CHARITY?? THIS IS A WIN WIN 😭😭😭 #ohhh I wanna waste my money so bad ooohhh #I DIDNT KNOW THE VIRABOT HOODIE WAS SO EXCLUSIVE HELLO??? ONLY A 100 PRODUCED #i wanna get my hands on the kickstarter shirt so BAD #im saying all of this while 1 having no money and 2 living in Chile shipping from the us is crazy expensive 😭😭 #any of y’all please get your hands on any of these 🙏🙏🙏 #animation vs minecraft #animator vs animation #animation vs animator #avm #ava #ava shorts #avm shorts #alan becker

[red-dyed-sarumane]

i need people to start paying me for every time they tell me "oh but ur arts so good ur wasting ur talent u need to do it professionally" wrong i need to do art to draw beautiful characters that not a single other person cares about while feeding every ounce of love i have into my work or to convey thoughts & feelings beyond words and to even think of doing otherwise is to deny my own nature "oh but u can do what u want and then sell it" why is everything about money to you why cant u just enjoy things at what point in ur life did u forget how to have fun

#i hate that this stance is also seen as childish #like i have a full time job & often have mandatory overtime i have income already #if u need to to make ends meet then thats different do what u can to help urself live as comfortably as possible #but holy fuck pleasure as an adult is not limited to sex & money & watching tv #besides u know not a single one of the people who say this are willing to actually pay what the arts worth #its like 'well not me but other people would love it!' yeah okay u know a lot of other people are going to see the #over $100 price tag and go 'i like it but not that much! other people however' like just shut up. honestly. be quiet. #if i speed ran my art and low balled myself to a $15/hour rate the lowest would still be like $120 #which is not worth it AT ALL bc i just paid MORE to sit on my ass & look at eggs #and. again. is underselling myself for both experience & time. but people think $80 full body comms are too expensive #do u think im so stupid to not expect to get scammed when even 'easy' things are over $100 #but no ur right why would i have fun with something when i could instead cause myself infinite stress over it perfect thanks #do not give me advice about doing comms i do not want to do comms #if u see me doing comms im in a very dire situation. like thats a last resort for me.

[iangallagherisadeadman]

Don't you guys think it's fucked up when Fiona starts dating and sleeping out of the house, leaving Debbie, Carl and Liam kind of for themselves?

Once she started dating Mike she would sleep at his place sometimes which I think it's okay, she was paying the bills and would leave dinner ready and communicate Debs and she was still looking out for them, they had health care and she took them to the clinic and all that. She needs to take care of her, live a life, sleep at her boyfriend sometimes, that's fine and healthy. But then she marry Gus and is often out of there, get together with Sean and doesn't even know what's going on with them anymore (aka "why there's nothing to eat in the fridge" "cause no one is doing the shopping" dialogue with Debbie, not knowing when it's their first day at school, letting Sammy move in and run things after her trailer got fucked by Frank), and then she gets her apartment and moves out completely and like, okay, Ian was a EMT, Lip is a mechanic already I think, she did said she wasn't going to support Debbie after her pregnancy (fucked me thinks), Carl's at military school, but Liam is still a kid! And Debs and Carl are still underage! And they are her responsibility.

It just doesn't sit right with me that Liam didn't at least moved with her.

Specifically Fiona defenders, I would love to hear more about it.

#i could he talking a lot of shit cause i only watched s6 and ahead once and it was some months ago but #i dont think im wrong. i dont there was any sort of explanation or reason or anything like that #she straight up left all behind to start fresh with her apartment her money her expensive chair didnt she #and i want fiona to grow! to do her stuff! to be only a sister to her siblings and not their mom! but she is their legal guardian #yes lip and ian definitely has to help family now. she didnt had to raise them the way she did until s3 but she did and they own her big #at least i think they do. she sacrificed herself out of love for them. made them go to school. gave them a life and some sort of stability #so now its their time to take up the responsibility with her. but thats it. with her. she dont get to abandon them. #mostly cause she is their legal guardian yk. and it was very strictly imposed and explained s3 its from here on until theyre ALL 18 #and i somewhat think its okay for her to want liam to be in chicago when she left. she gave them money and he had there more stability #like she had no job yet no place to live he wouldnt have any family around to support him he would have to move to another school is a lot! #but to not make this move legally? to i dont know transfer him to lip or something? to not call and get to know how hes doing? #to not send liam $ once she gets a job or a share of her 50k every month? to not offer him to move with her once she gets her shit together #i dont like it. actually i hate it. #shameless #shameless us #fiona gallagher #og. #s9

[workof-tortured-poetsdepartment]

as an Indian, broke student who is sleep deprived, genuinely, who is rich enough to spend 150 on a monster drink? isn't that just carbonated glucose and caffine water or something?!?!?! why???????

#im so so jealous of people who dont have to live thinking about money #just see like buy happi on #i buy one costly thing to eat (above 100 rs) and then dont eat anything expensive for next 2 weeks- #(maybe my family is the problem #they are rich guys i am not and yeah a lot but my point still stands)

[raziiyah]

ummm i'm only now realizing i never posted this here? here's my full body design of my human randall boggs that i drew last year!

#randall boggs #randy boggs #pixar #disney #monsters inc #gijinka #randall boggs gijinka #humanized randall boggs #human randall boggs #monsters university #monsters at work #art #cartoon #fanart #also since no one is going to mention/notice this i gave him a belt with the same pattern that was on his bags pillows carpet etc in mu #it has his initials so it's either an insane coincidence or they are literally custom made for him #as well as being rich enough to buy it #since he's the 2nd top scarer and lives in monstropolis which i can imagine is the equivalent to living in nyc which is insanely expensive #plus unlike sulley whose scare card says his home is sludge falls randall's says monstropolis so he may have lived there all his life #also i purposefully made it subtle bc i wanted to imply that he has the money but doesn't really care about flaunting it that much #he would rather be recognized by his actions and achievements #also i think it kinda looks like scales from far away #uh sry for rambling but i specifically wanted to include something unique that would give more insight into his character :]

[henreyettah]

Someone should sponsor me for the rest of my life so I can stop doing mundane things like studying and working, and instead focus on what matters: making intricate pieces of jewelry and thinking about the womanly physique and different ways of depicting it

#I just wanna make pretty things and draw booberts #in return I’d make them one super detailed piece of work every second month #I feel like it’d be real easy for me to develope some really expensive habits tho so for this to be a done deal you’d have to be like either #a brain doctor a furry artist or come from old constantly growing money #by sponsor I mean I’d live in their house in my own separate wing and occasionally I’d float down the massive stairs in a flowy robe #it would be like a performance piece but real and constant. it would be great

[nolivingdudeami]

i got accepted into grad school!!!!

#they also want to fully fund me 😭😭😭😭 #it looks like i'd only have to dish out a little of my own money for remaining living expenses #still not entirely sure what all my costs are going to look like and the amount they want to give me is pending approval #but still.... things are looking up #God is so good #nicole does uni 2.0

[themetalvirus]

hi! reminder that i do $5 sketch commissions! more examples of what i've done in my ko-fi gallery!

i'm aware that it's the holiday season and money is tight for everyone, so don't feel obligated!

#exoticbutterstxt #more info for those who are wondering: #i am disabled and most of my ssi money goes to room and board for shared living #i am trying to save up for driving lessons to gain more independence #but adult driving lessons with accommodations for someone like me are expensive #and to be honest im not fully sure how im gonna even get to them #plus even after that i'm gonna have to save for a shitty car #it's a whole thing #i'm only using the money i get from these on transport-related stuff #any purchases you see me make are from my ssi