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I think this is true of some items, but not most items. Most spending is on food, shelter transportation, healthcare, and entertainment.

It's not true of food.

It's not really true of shelter except maybe rent vs buy.

It's not true of cars, health insurance, or entertainment.

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food nutritional quality i can afford the 1$ greaseslab but not the carrots

with shelter think about having to live farther from the business district spending more money on a longer bus to get to work.

cars i buy a junker cause that's all i can afford it breaks, i spend more money to fix it all because i couldn't afford the extra 1000 to buy a slightly more reliable car.

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