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more about #thepoors more comments → jordos1: Parents bought house for under ~2ook in late 1970s, sold it for 50 times in 2006. Only good investment my dad ever made, and he didn't even plan it. ... more » Banjo-Sea Kitten: If you want to be scared straight, watch "Property Ladder." The flippers tend to be unrealistic, somewhat bumbling and fast and loose with their cash.... more » Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: Sorry, but "Buy it, fix it, flip it" will never supplant my personal motto: "Smack it up, flip it, rub it down." more » Maxichamp: Bring back Tom Vu informercials! more » Mrs. Beeton: I can operate a cash register and make a fucking bombass cup of coffee, but I can't hammer a nail to save my life, and you probably can't either. When... more » Rhymenocerous: How is there not a reference to Yacht Rock in this entire post and its comments? more » miss_msry: Is that top photo CGI, because I have some CGI money to make the down payment? more » The Real JR: omg... I'm in love with this yacht. When i win the Mega Millions, I'm totally circling Manhattan for larks in this baby... DAILY. more » The Real JR: Actually that yacht would be perfect to hole up in during the upcoming zombie war. Yes, i find utility in things along those lines. more » Spirit Fingers: That would only make sense if the rocket launched tourists in droves of about seventeen thousand to Canal Street on Sunday afternoons all in search of... more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: In related news, there were 998 new accounts created at Monster.com's London office today. Also, two bankers are missing and presumed CPA. more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: I want world peace and universal equality and hardcore semyaparinsky socialism, but I also want that boat, and I don't want anyone else to have it. D... more » MissNormaDesmond: The Times was being kind to the Tour d'Argent, I think. Sure, some of their problem probably comes from the recession, but they lost two of their thr... more » kappakappaspankme: I have absolutely no problems with paying tax. That said...I wish my money didn't have to benefits asshats like the sign holder. Some want to opt ou... more » miss_msry: And my sign says: "I'd Love to Be Overtaxed and Socialist If I knew When I'd Have My Next Meal." more » -
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There's Never Been a Better Time to Try Your Hand at House Flipping
The Way We Live Now: Doubling our money in six months, just you watch. House flipping is back! And not a moment too soon; pauper retirees have to raise money to pay for the subway fare hikes. Real Estate, huzzah! More » -
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Plenty of People Have Yachts and Rockets These Days So What Is Your Problem?
The Way We Live Now: Getting our gumption back. Money? There's plenty of ways to make money. Money! Shoot. We're already back to building outlandish yachts. Pay me a respectable banker wage or I'm outta here! More » -
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Soon There Will Be No Excuse For Not Having a Crappy Job
The Way We Live Now: As close as can be to making a dollar! Unemployment has plummeted to the merest of double digits. Our scalping business is slow, and gambling's dead, but booze auctions are picking up. Promise! More » -
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The Path From Failed Farmer to Harvard Lawyer Just Got More Perilous
The Way We Live Now: Not how a respectable attorney should, that's for sure. Things are so bad that students at Harvard Law School have to pay tuition now. Do you know how hard that is on a trend-farmer's wage? More » -
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Caveman Billionaire Got U Now, Gurl
The Way We Live Now: Caveman billionaire style. Here's the difference between a normal billionaire and a recession-era cavemen billionaire: All caveman billionaire needs is a nice woman, rich hockey teams, and a job at the W hotel. More » -
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I Have a Dream That One Day Blacks And Whites Will Die Together in Poverty
The Way We Live Now: Passing strange. It's the only way to get a two decent poverty-level jobs, which you need to stay underemployed. We're still waiting to realize Martin's dream of a day when everyone is equally broke. More » -
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Making It Rain With Trickle-Down Economics
The Way We Live Now: Hitchhiking out of Dubai. Our only possessions: Bargains from Black Friday. That's it. No splurges, no handouts, no bonuses. But no crime! Which is nice. More » -
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Starving Artists' Souls Never Die, Although Their Bodies Do, By Starving
The Way We Live Now: Artistically. And it's totally worth it. I mean, we didn't really think we'd have to live the "starving artist" thing so literally. But who needs $18,000 shoes or nice Christmas trees? We eat art! More » -
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Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
The Way We Live Now: At home. With Ma. And Pa. And the leaky basement pipes, and the laundry machine, and our broken dreams. And the jug we rent from the United Homeless Organization. It's a living, hey! Amirite? More » -
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A Plan to Get All the Money America Needs to Pay Back, With Only Minimal Loss of Life
The Way We Live Now: Solution-oriented. Problem: We're hundreds of billions of dollars in debt. Solution: Hoard gold, buy life insurance, and kill ourselves. More » -
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Is the Body and Blood of Union-Busting Jesus
The Way We Live Now: Same as ever. Hard times have been around for years now! But nobody was paying attention. The Christians were fighting unions and the yuppies were building dream homes and everyone else? Peanut butter jelly time. More » -
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Santa Gives Up on America, and Vice Versa
The Way We Live Now: Ho-ho-ho-ping for a holiday miracle. Cause Santa is totally unreachable and all our Christmas money's going towards tuition and the luxury gourmet superdeluxe business we invested in is "in the red," like Rudolph. Fuck him. More » -
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Good Luck at Your Crappy Thanksgiving With No Tasty Pumpkins or Eggo Sandwiches
The Way We Live Now: Letting go of my Eggo. The worldwide Eggo shortage might be humorous if it weren't so god damn serious. It happened right along with the worldwide pumpkin shortage. Just in time for Thanksgiving. And breakfast. More » -
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Black and White and Poor and Poor Come Together to Starve to Death
The Way We Live Now: Reveling in our common poverty. This recession has a bright side. The races are united as poors. Prison's a free diploma. And our new job robbing offices takes our mind off the gnawing, omnipresent hunger. More » -
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Those of Us Who Aren't Killed and Eaten Have a Bright Economic Future
The Way We Live Now: Rearranging the fundamental tenets of reality until everything is just fine. GM's losing billions, which is a huge success. Our wallets have totally disappeared, which is a mark of progress. We're cannibalizing each other. Delicious! More » -
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The Ed Hardy Whale Penis Tragedy
The Way We Live Now: Bootleg. Quality is dead. Authenticity has been taken out to the trash, then stolen by scavengers and sold for one hit of whale penis leather—bootleg whale penis leather. What would Ed Hardy think? More » -
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It's All Your Fault
The Way We Live Now: With total disregard for everything, except our own selfish desire for precious money. You're hurting your families. You're falling behind the rest of the world, wasting time gambling and tinkering. What's wrong with you? More » -
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Community College Admission Now Aspirational
Thanks to the recession-era glut of job-seekers, Starbucks barista jobs now require a postgraduate degree. But you shouldn't worry about that, because you can no longer even get into community college. More » -
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Just Take the Best Vacation You Can Afford, Which Goes to Hell
The Way We Live Now: On the move. There is nothing tethering us to this dusty, tortured, goforsaken country any more—no jobs, no safety, no prospects. Once we hit the lottery or rob somebody or something, hello, vacation! More » -
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Everything Is Peachy in the Land of Make Believe
The Way We Live Now: Virtually well. Not "virtually" like "almost," like "we're almost living well again, thanks," because, whoa, not even close. We mean "virtually" like "in a virtual world." Mentally transport yourself to Affluenceville, population (your name)! More »
