Why do people whine they can't pay their bills and still

Well I will admit at times those things might stay even if someone can't really afford them. They might not be the luxeries they are for you. Now a days if you have a kid they need the internet for school. They expect the kids to have access, at least the ones around my area do. They also have a tendency to expect them to have access to the TV news. In my area unless you have cable (satelitte) you can't get the channels in even if you have an outside atenna. Now I will agree they don't need to keep the digital packages or the paid channels, basic cable yes but not all the fancy things. That can be cut. What amazes me though is that people who are having trouble paying bills will keep a land line and a cell phone. They don't need a cell phone for any reason if they have a landline. Get rid of that and save that money. Now if they don't have a land line and just use a cell phone that is different and I have known some who do that but the thing is one should go.

I agree with you. When we were short on money and in a bind as well. The first thing we cut off was our cable and then internet. We even had our phone turned off to at one point and bought one of those pay as you go phones and used that instead.

I will admit I am one of these people. I hate to say it but I guess I am. I make do but would do alot better if I let my internet go. We cant afford cable so we dont have it. I keep saying I am going to get rid of the net but I guess I am addicted. I did do something about it though I got another job so I can afford it.

You are so true. You see the problem is that most people have never been taught to know the difference between their needs and wants. Therefore they don't sit back and evaluate how important something is to their life and is it a necessity like food and fuel to get to work.

I hate to say this but Donald Trump said it best, people expect things handed to them. I experienced this in a person in my family. The person doesn't only see why they have to work for what they want, but they don't respect that you are trying to.

Because people are accustomed to luxury items and find it hard to part with them. But once you learn to part with them, you'll live with it, no doubt, anyway, we started without them, right?

Personally if I couldn't afford to pay my bills, then I would have all the non-essential things disconnected rather than continue to run up more bills. I cannot understand why people don't do that sort of thing but it could be that they are not facing up to reality. We do not have pay/cable telvision, but if we did then it would be the first thing to go. Next would be the internet because it is not essential, although I do use it every day when we are at home. When my husband and I retired, we cancelled our credit cards. A lot of people do keep them, but we decided that we would be much better off if we only bought what we had actual cash for, and although it was a bit hard at times, we managed. Now we wonder why we ever had them in the first place, but again we know people who are in a similar position to us who are in deep debt because of their credit cards. I am not sure what happens in your country but here in Australia a lot of the Church/Charity organisations assist these people. I recently heard of a single mum with 3 children who was given a new fridge and freezer by one of the charities. Also they paid part of her electricity/power bill and made arrangements for a few other things. It makes me so mad because I know she has Pay television, internet connected, smokes, drinks, speeds like crazy and has several speeding fines. This will not teach her anything at all if they do everything for her and what sort of example is it for the children? Okay, off my soapbox for now because I have had my say on this subject. LOL

One thing we do not have is pay TV but in tight spots guess that would be the first thing to go.

well i can barely make ends meet at times too. I recently lost my job and it's rough but I don't pay a cable bill, but do need the internet seeing as though it is part of my supplemental income. I make out pretty well in a month off the internet, so I must keep it on. It is a necessity for me.

I don't understand it either. Some people just do not know how to manage their money. If people would get on a budget and stay on it then they wouldn't have to worry about the bills getting paid. People will have a cell phone and still stand in line for food stamps, hello. Or drive up in a new car to pick up a box full of free food. I get so aggrivated because there are people living on the streets with children that could use this assistance.