Playspent - The working poor simulator - Page 2

footfootfoot · 02-26-2011, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

It needs to stop choosing the McDonalds oatmeal.....

Many people may think they are making a healthy choice but in fact they are broke by Wednesday

Play again?

Shawnee123 · 02-26-2011, 01:21 PM

Physically, emotionally, and financially BROKE, I say!

Trilby · 02-26-2011, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Physically, emotionally, and financially BROKE, I say!

Physically, emotionally and spiritually bankrupt!

Shawnee123 · 02-26-2011, 01:24 PM

Tha's OK. They's a special (spatial?) spot in Heaven for me, and my milk, I mean ilk.

Sundae · 02-26-2011, 02:19 PM

Hang on - I paid my car insurance (mandatory in this country) and still got stiffed for a $250 repair bill?
Is there any incentive for an American to pay for car insurance?
If not, don't a hell of a lot of people get shafted?

And yes, it was all pretty scary.
I had to make different decisions than I had to when I was really on my uppers, but at least I could get free health care.

There are a number of ways in which you are better off here if you are on the breadline. For example I will have to pay for my next prescription and my next dental checkup, but have been able to deal with all of this without worry for a couple of years. Let's hope all goes well at the dentist in March as that can get bloody expensive - if anything was going to happen I do wish it had happened back then! But TBO I'm still with an NHS dentist, not with a private one. And they almost always provide payment plans. And my teeth have so far proved invincible.

I do cringe slightly that this (in the game) is a charity connected to a church. Personally I relied on one when I no longer believed and it's hard on conscience and morality. But it was a specific debt-help charity, and their experience and motivation genuinely turned lives around. Even now if I won money I would make them a sizeable donation. They are the most Christlike Christians I ever came across, and I believe they saved my atheist life.

Clodfobble · 02-26-2011, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Hang on - I paid my car insurance (mandatory in this country) and still got stiffed for a $250 repair bill?
Is there any incentive for an American to pay for car insurance?
If not, don't a hell of a lot of people get shafted?

A certain level of liability insurance is mandatory here as well. (That is, coverage if you hit someone else.) Additional damage/accident insurance is optional but recommended, and most people carry it to some degree. However, coverage for general aging repairs (like the broken heater, the new timing belt, the new spark plugs) are almost never covered.

Sundae · 02-27-2011, 04:12 AM

No, they're not covered here either. But I was in a car crash.
Silly game.

footfootfoot · 02-27-2011, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

No, they're not covered here either. But I was in a car crash.
Silly game.

did you lose your hair?

Clodfobble · 02-28-2011, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

No, they're not covered here either. But I was in a car crash.
Silly game.

Oh well in that case, it's probably accounting for your deductible, which is regularly anywhere from $250 to $500. Still a silly game though, I won't argue with that.

Gravdigr · 03-01-2011, 03:21 AM

I live this shit everyday.

Shawnee123 · 03-01-2011, 08:37 AM

The working poor simulator.

monster · 03-01-2011, 08:59 AM

*snort*

Sundae · 03-01-2011, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

did you lose your hair?

Is that what happened to Britney?

footfootfoot · 03-01-2011, 12:24 PM

Ringo's girl, if I'm not mistaken.

Sundae · 03-01-2011, 12:26 PM

Haggis.
I guessed I was missing a reference there

02-26-2011, 01:21 PM	#17
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Physically, emotionally, and financially BROKE, I say! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-26-2011, 01:24 PM	#19
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Tha's OK. They's a special (spatial?) spot in Heaven for me, and my milk, I mean ilk. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 02-26-2011 at 01:31 PM.

03-01-2011, 03:21 AM	#25
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I live this shit everyday. Attached Images __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-01-2011, 08:37 AM	#26
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	The working poor simulator. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-01-2011, 08:59 AM	#27
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	snort __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-26-2011, 02:19 PM	#20
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Hang on - I paid my car insurance (mandatory in this country) and still got stiffed for a $250 repair bill? Is there any incentive for an American to pay for car insurance? If not, don't a hell of a lot of people get shafted? And yes, it was all pretty scary. I had to make different decisions than I had to when I was really on my uppers, but at least I could get free health care. There are a number of ways in which you are better off here if you are on the breadline. For example I will have to pay for my next prescription and my next dental checkup, but have been able to deal with all of this without worry for a couple of years. Let's hope all goes well at the dentist in March as that can get bloody expensive - if anything was going to happen I do wish it had happened back then! But TBO I'm still with an NHS dentist, not with a private one. And they almost always provide payment plans. And my teeth have so far proved invincible. I do cringe slightly that this (in the game) is a charity connected to a church. Personally I relied on one when I no longer believed and it's hard on conscience and morality. But it was a specific debt-help charity, and their experience and motivation genuinely turned lives around. Even now if I won money I would make them a sizeable donation. They are the most Christlike Christians I ever came across, and I believe they saved my atheist life.

02-27-2011, 04:12 AM	#22
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	No, they're not covered here either. But I was in a car crash. Silly game.

03-01-2011, 12:24 PM	#29
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Ringo's girl, if I'm not mistaken. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-01-2011, 12:26 PM	#30
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Haggis. I guessed I was missing a reference there

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