I think we probably all know someone like that. I have a longtime friend that's always talking about how broke they are. His wife is due in October with thier second child and they are having a hard time making thier house payment. She just got layed off and he's trying to support a family on $15.00 an hour with a house payment and 2 car payments. Would you believe that between the 2 of them they go through 3 packs of cigarettes a day and at least 1-12 pack of beer sometimes 2 a week. It just kills me. When he used to live with me there were times he would be just a little short on rent so he would go out and get drunk or buy beer or something stupid. His excuse was if your short the money then your short. It doesn't matter how much. What kind of thinking is that?
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