26-03-2023, 06:22 PM
"So instead of complaining about it she could be grateful that the landlord gave her something to use until she can get to WINZ and organise purchase of a new one. That's what tenants do.
- she wants sugar soap to fix the mould. Good on the landlord if he is giving her some."
Poor people have every right to complain if they see fit.
"We obsessively budget and accept we often only have $40 for a week’s worth of groceries because food money is our only flexible expense."
It would be clearly be difficult or impossible to manage to pay off a fridge when there's a grand total of not a damn thing left from the budget.
As Hunni pointed out this is an anecdotal piece, & its interesting that respect is foolishly linked to wealth. Perhaps we might do better to turn that around & have some respect for those who are struggling every day while often being maligned as 'lazy' & perhaps disapproval should be meted out to those more deserving - the landlord constantly raising rents & delaying or refusing to supply basics or supplying old & near the end of their usefulness items for properties.
- she wants sugar soap to fix the mould. Good on the landlord if he is giving her some."
Poor people have every right to complain if they see fit.
"We obsessively budget and accept we often only have $40 for a week’s worth of groceries because food money is our only flexible expense."
It would be clearly be difficult or impossible to manage to pay off a fridge when there's a grand total of not a damn thing left from the budget.
As Hunni pointed out this is an anecdotal piece, & its interesting that respect is foolishly linked to wealth. Perhaps we might do better to turn that around & have some respect for those who are struggling every day while often being maligned as 'lazy' & perhaps disapproval should be meted out to those more deserving - the landlord constantly raising rents & delaying or refusing to supply basics or supplying old & near the end of their usefulness items for properties.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)