General Discussion

everyone has a fine house with tons of space, kids, pets, and all the crap from China that money can buy. This has become a lifestyle. They bought an oversized house with a outsized mortgage and now they can't save anything for emergencies. Then, when they have a family crisis (broke down car, child health emergency, unplanned pregnancy) they can't deal with it financially and have to borrow from family, loan companies, or max out their credit cards and then declare bankruptcy because the monthly payments become overwhelming. This is the way my tRUMPist relatives have operated since forever.

It never occurred to them that they would need to save for a rainy day. My folks were both from sharecropper families, yet they always managed to put a roof over our heads, shoes on our feet, and to save for the emergencies. They never lived beyond their means. Now, I see my relatives living way beyond their means and thinking that if they have a crisis, someone will bail them out.