That was lucky.

"Rainbow" (rainbeaux) 07/08/2019 at 15:59 • Filed to: None

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I was thinking about getting lowering springs for my car, but the ones I want are $300 for a set, and I’m pretty broke. But then, this morning, someone posted a lightly used set on Facebook for $50, as well as a Magnaflow exhaust for another $50. So I'm gonna make my car look and sound better for a third of the cost of the springs.

E90M3 > Rainbow 07/08/2019 at 16:08

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I don’t understand the logic of spending money on modifying your car when you say you’re pretty broke. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > E90M3 07/08/2019 at 16:13

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i takes effort to stay pretty broke maaan

(okay...it really doesnt)

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > E90M3 07/08/2019 at 16:18

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Hello, Welcome to Oppo, please introduce yourself to the rest of the class.....

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I agree with you BTW, buying shit when you’re broke is how you stay broke.

wafflesnfalafel > E90M3 07/08/2019 at 16:22

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kinda like gambling, except you get car parts instead of just an empty wallet 

Rainbow > E90M3 07/08/2019 at 16:25

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By pretty broke, I mean I have roughly $150 to blow on fun stuff every month after expenses. I'm just doing it all at once here.

Chuckles > E90M3 07/08/2019 at 17:02

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I think we all have different definitions of "pretty broke." For some, it might just mean "not much fun money after I pay for all of my obligations." It doesn't necessarily mean "struggling to make ends meet."

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Chuckles 07/08/2019 at 17:15

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Aren’t they kinda the same thing?

Chuckles > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 07/08/2019 at 17:26

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They are similar, but to different degrees in my mind. My point was that some people say they’re broke and it means that they have to eat nothing but ramen noodles until their next paycheck. Other people say they’re broke and it means that they’re living comfortably, just not comfortably enough to drop hundreds of dollars on something for fun.

To me, there is a difference between "struggling to make ends meet" and "living comfortably but not having much of a surplus." And a person in either situation might say "I'm broke."

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Chuckles 07/08/2019 at 17:27

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Makes more sense when explained like that.

E90M3 > Chuckles 07/09/2019 at 09:29

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That’s fair, when I read the post that’s not what I got though.