Anonymous
Taipei, Taiwan
Today, I'm so broke that I had to call in sick to work because I couldn't afford to pay my bus fare. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Sarcasmo
Madison, United States
Today, I'm so broke that I had to get a refund for my unopened hummus, just so I'd be able to afford the bus fare to get to work tomorrow. FML
joanikens
Today, I was so broke, I couldn't come up with enough change to pay the parking meter at my job. FML
Fml37
Canada
Today, I had to take a taxi to work, because I was pressed for time, and didn't have a ride there. When I got to work, I paid the cab driver, and realized I had spent more money on the cab than I was going to make at work. FML
Mark
Naxxar, Malta
Today, I was feeling terrible so I called in sick to work. My boss refused to believe me and told me he'd fire me if I didn't come in. I dragged myself to work, only to spend most of the day glued to the toilet. Now he says I won't be paid for the day because I barely did any work. FML
Anonymous
Saskatoon, Canada
Today, I'm so poor that I've been scrounging around my house all day trying to find quarters and dimes so that I can buy myself a cup of coffee tomorrow. FML
Anonymous
United Kingdom
Unreliable
Today, despite getting to the bus stop early, the first bus didn’t turn up. The second one was late, and severe traffic caused me to be late for work. I can’t afford for my wages to be docked from this. FML
ren
United States
Today, I went to work only to serve one table, make a $9.00 tip, get sent home because it was slow, have the city busses stop running because of weather, and have to pay a $20 cab fare to get home. FML
Username
United States
Today, I was so broke that I paid for a $0.28 candy bar with my credit card. FML
Anonymous
Lima, Peru
Burgers? In this economy?
Today, I was hungry and I was trying to buy the cheapest burger at Wendy's, but I'm so broke that I had to call my friends to lend me some money. Ugh. FML
Anonymous
Israel
Today, after months of searching I finally got a job interview. Too bad I didn't have enough money to buy a bus ticket to get there. FML
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rapunzel3416 28
I have to go to work to pay for school but I usually have to miss school to go to work :/
JimmyRussel 7
Sorry OP, times are tough.
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Comments (136)
worldclassrager 41
I could add if you Went to work you would have had a higher pay check and pay your bus fee
jessielynn713 1
I feel ya. I have been there. :(
the_real_dvd 21
That is incredibly short sighted and a terrible excuse. Now you'll be short on pay next week. Then what?
drc428 5
why? it is a sick day, those are paid and what he could do? payday loans are awful, maybe he has no credit, no friends and no family to get those bus money
rocker_chick23 27
When I worked, I had no paid sick days. Not everyone gets paid sick days. I suggest you get that through your thick skull.
Totally_Rad 4
Time to start walking. .. Americans these days...
LegendaryMant 4
You realize this FML was from Taiwan right?
drc428 5
if he would live at a walking distance he would have walked duh! some people commute for even an hour long or more!
snow_white99 7
Been there man. Been there.
Fas4wd 13
Been there! Stay strong!
doumtabarnack 12
Behold the Death of logical reasoning
1947Chevy 17
There is an old song that goes you load 16 tones what do you get another day older and deeper in debt saint Peter don't you call me because I can't go I owe my soul to the company store. In its own way with the times being like this that's kinda how everything feels sometimes.
Evil20071 20
Wait... Let me try and wrap my head around this. You're brokw, yet you call in sick to the one place that gives you money? You deserve it, as you apparentpy don't know jow to make that connection. Work = money
Balanar 6
Sorry to hear that OP. Harsh times. Maybe try to get a part time job closer to home, to earn a little on the side? This way you won't run out of bus money to get to work and earn the big bucks :)