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
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I realised just how caffeine dependent I am. I didn't have time for my morning coffee, work is out of milk, and I only have $1.30 in my bank account, so I couldn't buy a coffee. Today has been a struggle. FML
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
Today, I was so broke, I couldn't come up with enough change to pay the parking meter at my job. FML
Today, I found $20 on the ground. I'm so broke, this is the first time in 3 months that I've had any disposable income. FML
Today, for breakfast, I made a butter sandwich. I'm that broke. FML
Today, I was so broke that I paid for a $0.28 candy bar with my credit card. FML
Today, I'm running so fucking low on money, I have to go to the supermarket to eat free bites of ham, cheese and whatever they have on their aisles for breakfast. FML
Today, after already having a terrible day, I went to Starbucks for an espresso. Being nice, I put the last dollar I had in my wallet in their tip jar. While paying for my drink, my card was denied for insufficient funds. The world hates me. FML
Today, I had to empty out my coin jar to pay for gas. Trying to be considerate, I only brought quarters, but the cashier refused to take it because they didn't want to count out my $10. I don't know how I'll get to work today. FML
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
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
curlstar 6
Time for a change. I bet you'd have more money if you didn't buy coffee everyday.
DocBastard 40
Perhaps if you didn't buy so many cups of coffee, you could afford your own $10 coffee machine and coffee beans. That way you can make your own coffee for a few pennies a cup, and I guarantee you it's 100x better than that swill they sell at Starbucks.
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (134)
mattyiscool123 26
But you can post this fml?
ryanator008 23
You can afford internet, but not coffee? Boy do I feel sorry for you. *sarcasm*
dyehardxen 19
I would rather buy food than a cup of coffee. I love coffee but I would rather have something with some nutrition in it.
Ins0mau 20
Maybe she already has plenty of food at home.
409sPoisonGirl 12
Is coffee really that much of a staple? Seriously OP.
the_wombat 6
If coffee money is your main concern, you're not that poor or you wouldn't even have a place to look for change. Quit bitching and try researching what poor can really mean. Then your coffee won't matter and you'll be grateful for a clean bed and running water.
docscientist 10
75- are living on just the basics? If not, you should, so you can be grateful just like how you said op should feel.
the_wombat 6
80- I'm incredibly grateful, because for a long time I only did have the basics, and I was lucky for even those. Reminding others to be thankful for what they doesn't mean I'm unaware of my own fortunate life. So, in conclusion, **** off.
the_wombat 6
*for what they have, rather.
BigSexy123 11
Yeah, there is a large scale of what is considered "poverty," so OP may be at a different area on the spectrum than you might realize. My mother and I live under the poverty line. We have a house with electricity and some luxuries, but there are months where we can't afford to pay rent or hydro because we're living on one income. My point is, you can still be poor even if you have some luxuries, so YOU quit bitching and research what poor really means, and leave the guilt trips at home. Lawyered.
the_wombat 6
If you can't pay rent some months, I'm guessing you're not scrambling to fund money to go out for coffee, which means if this person were bitching to you, you might find yourself less tthan sympathetic to their plight. Practice reading comprehension an try understanding what I was saying instead of
the_wombat 6
Deciding I may have said something you didn't really understand, so you should be offended by my statement. Ignorance is easily offended, try to understand instead what someone is saying before you think you're in a position to attack their point of view.
the_wombat 6
Also, I didn't even have the luxury of a roof over my head, unless someone was able to scrounge for a motel room, and my baths were taken in the local fast food bathroom sink. I've done enough research, thanks, and I was nowhere near true poverty. That's saved for places in India and Africa.
eaglerob 20
Where are you at? I'm sure anyone on here would be happy to buy you a cup of coffee!
docscientist 10
Sell either of those in this day and age? Both are important for jobs.
outoftown 27
Caffeine addiction and broke is a rough combination. Skip the coffee, and you use the money for aspirin for the withdrawal headache. Better to take a couple of weeks to slowly wean off caffeine entirely.
mcldybug 7
Starbucks or McDonalds?
SoultheWolf 19
Most likely Tim Horton's, she is from Canada.
Dean93 2
perhaps if you are that broke, you shouldn't buy coffee.