No, not in this case. It's my perpetually maxxed out credit card.
I also have a dead fridge I'd love to replace and numerous other things that I've put off because I simply couldn't afford them.
I've been poor long enough that I have actual poor people problems. It's a completely different problem space from what most folks on HN are dealing with, or what I dealt with for most of my life. I wasn't always poor. Combination of serious health crisis plus divorce were The Perfect Storm.
I also have a dead fridge I'd love to replace and numerous other things that I've put off because I simply couldn't afford them.
I've been poor long enough that I have actual poor people problems. It's a completely different problem space from what most folks on HN are dealing with, or what I dealt with for most of my life. I wasn't always poor. Combination of serious health crisis plus divorce were The Perfect Storm.