Is a career required for a relationship?

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AlexanderDantes
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28 Oct 2014, 7:11 am

Sweetleaf wrote:
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If you are on welfare, invest in yourself and take steps towards improving yourself physically, academically and mentally. Many people on welfare spend their money on alcohol, cigarettes or something that is unproductive for their future instead of learning or self improving.


It doesn't cost money to learn, that's what libraries and the internet are for....and there are even free classes of various things, doesn't really makes sense to pay for like college courses if you're unlikely to put a degree to use. That aside it is quite possible to spend money on cigarettes, alcohol, shoes, healthy activities/hobbies, rent, food ect....its a matter of budgeting for the necessities and then work with what you have left over for stuff you want but don't need people on welfare also buy movies, cd's, gaming systems ect and yes this is allowed because people on welfare are also allowed to buy things they want when they can afford it. Also what if you're dreams don't have to do with the conventional idea of 'success'.


That can be helped by having the qualification and learning something practical over learning something that irrelevant in the current market and some people do have money for lots of food, cigarettes and alcohol on benefits but that isn't productive in the slightest.

"It's not easy being overweight and on benefits, says 25 stone mother-of-two who wants MORE money from the government to help her diet"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... z3HQc8fbnw


Uhh you need food to live, so buying food is productive...sure cigarettes and alcohol are not productive, but the government isen't going to be passing a law against people on welfare having a beer here and there or smoking cigarettes, because yes even people on welfare have the right to buy consumer goods they want if they have the money for it.

Anyways I am actually on SSI due to disability, its unlikely I will be working any time soon...also you have no idea what things I like to learn about, some of them would certainly be productive in the right context/circumstances but for now still trying to get adequate mental health treatment. As for physical health I am skinny and I walk all the time, if anything I don't eat enough especially since my food stamps got cut so I doubt I would have anything in common with the fat mother on benefits wanting more money to help her diet....also I bet this is one of those one in a few cases but is written as though it's a proper representation of the majority of people who rely on a form of welfare/government assistance.


You can get five days supply of brown rice and lentils cheap, you can get eggs and vegetables at a low price as well. Choose organic, it's good for you and the planet.

Spending it on chocolate bars, alcohol, cigarettes and cakes isn't productive at all, the leading causes of death in America are diabetes and obesity.

Exercise causes endorphins, rollerblading, skating, walking. According to the journal of the American medical association, the over consumption of red meat has been linked to diseases as such as colon cancer, high cholesterol and heart disease.



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28 Oct 2014, 7:31 am

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You can get five days supply of brown rice and lentils cheap, you can get eggs and vegetables at a low price as well. Choose organic, it's good for you and the planet.

Spending it on chocolate bars, alcohol, cigarettes and cakes isn't productive at all, the leading causes of death in America are diabetes and obesity.

Exercise causes endorphins, rollerblading, skating, walking. According to the journal of the American medical association, the over consumption of red meat has been linked to diseases as such as colon cancer, high cholesterol and heart disease.


Well what do you think I get when I get groceries...I always look for organic if its in my budget and lentils are awesome though I'd probably trade the brown rice for beans to make bean soup and fried bread, potatoes are also fairly cheap. Though admittedly I am away from the house a lot and thus don't really have means to cook so I end up having to get food on the go to but obviously I have to budget for that since it can get pricey pretty quick. I don't like chocolate bars or cake....I do like beer and cigarettes in moderation, but obviously that is not first priority.

As I said I walk a lot, I don't even drive...I walk around, take buses and I have a bicycle so I think I get my fair share of exercise, I probably walk at least a few blocks every day but realistically more than that. If anything I could afford to gain wait, so pretty sure I don't need to worry about obesity.


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28 Oct 2014, 7:50 am

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