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RealMainer t1_j4c2lej wrote

Reply to comment by lucidlilacdream in Homeless in Maine, part 2: Struggling to survive even with a paying job by benpinette

Plenty of places for rent in Lewiston for around $800. 30 minutes away from Portland.

But not sure what your obsession with Portland is. You know Maine is a huge state right? If you are homeless why would you choose to live in the most expensive city in Maine?

It's not hard to afford rent if you work $30-40 hours a week. Again, it sucks that rent eats up a lot of that, but that's why programs like food stamps, Heap, the rent rebate programs and Mainecare exist.

Sounds like your standards of living are just so impossibly high that you can't even imagine the reality of living paycheck to paycheck like many people do.

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Joeistall t1_j4d9bj6 wrote

Bro you just are clearly not in charge in your own budget.

Eggs have triples in price.

Wtf are you on.

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