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Written by Allie on 2024-11-26 at 09:45

Reading this article, and thinking "Well, yeah, we're struggling a bit, but we're surviving on one income, and we're not really going without basic essentials."

Then I get to this:

"Things like food, housing, medical attention when you need it, being able to get your teeth fixed."

Oh.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-26/one-in-five-renters-living-without-essential-items-study-finds/104649400?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

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Written by Wonderdog on 2024-11-26 at 09:53

@grissallia Yeah. Same. Also “gutters that don’t leak, having $500 in emergency savings….”

Nope.

Been years since I could even imagine anything different.

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Written by butterscotch on 2024-11-26 at 10:22

@grissallia my last dentist visit (checkup and filling replacement) was $618. So yeah, not surprised. They just sent me a reminder to book in for my checkup again and I had to laugh and delete the email.

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Written by Hugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷 on 2024-11-26 at 10:45

@grissallia Dentists have priced themselves out of business, also. Kids finish High School, and that's the end of oral health for most of them. They don't see it as important. By the time it is, they're on the waiting list for free dental.

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