22 Things That Are Too Damned Expensive

PocketEpiphany Published 12/30/2021 in wtf

Every year, things get more expensive and we don't get more money. And for the most part, we put up with it.

However, there are some things that have gotten way too expensive. To help prove it, we gathered stories from all over the internet of people who are sick and tired of paying so much!

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1.
Houses. The prices are ridiculous.
2.
Funerals...as someone who is arranging a funeral, and he had no life insurance, the whole thing is a racket.
3.
Not having a car, or having a car. Public transportation is so unreliable that not having your own car often means not working, and because you're not working you can't afford a car. But just take the bus? Well, in rural America, let's say I have an 11:30 am appointment. The bus runs at 9 am or 12:30 pm so you take the 9 am and wait 2 hours before your appointment which wouldn't you know it your appointment gets out just after the 12:30 bus, so you wait for the 4 pm bus.

Now imagine trying to coordinate a work schedule around bussing that can arrive 15-30 minutes early or late and require you to spend hours on top of an 8 to 10-hour shift.

So you HAVE to have a vehicle your own to be reliable. But now you have purchased your $800 beater that might last a few years. But now continue $120 a month for insurance that costs $1440 a year, or $640 more than your vehicle was worth. Plus $60 a week in gas because you’re in a rural area and the nearest employer is 50 miles away or 100 miles round trip. 20 miles to the gallon, $3.50 a gallon, or $17.50 a day to travel.

Insurance $120/month

Fuel $260/month

So $380 is what you pay each month just for the ability to work. And maybe you’re making $1600 after taxes if you're lucky. Minus the $380, so actuality $1220.
4.
Getting sick. Was in hospital for less than an hour I'm getting charged 2k.
5.
Insulin :/
6.
Dental work. I need to get 5k in dental work but I don't have $100 to spare let alone thousands. I've been living in pain for years. I don't smile because it looks awful. We don't have a single good family photo. I'm pretty sure I am going to die from an abscess one day in a year or two. I get them regularly and all I can do is get antibiotics from my GP.

They get more frequent every year and each one is worse than the last. I need to get dentures and have my teeth extracted but I can't because somewhere along the way, the health insurance people decided this stuff was "cosmetic" and they won't pay for it. So I live scared of death and in pain.

So yeah. Thanks, America.
7.
Epipens would be nice, but Nah, I gotta fear for my life every time I think about wanting a dessert that wasn't homemade
8.
Groceries. I didn't understand how my parents could spend $100 every two weeks on groceries as a kid.

The other day I spent $50 on razors, paper towels, and a couple of snacks.
9.
Therapy.

"My financial situation is why I'm depressed"

"That sucks. Anyways, that will be $120"
10.
It's insane how expensive being poor is! You can't invest in anything, you're constantly paying added fees for being late, having to loan, etc. Everything you buy is sh*ttier quality meaning you'll have to buy it again that much sooner.

Plus it's f*cking tiring. It takes up half of your brainpower. All. The. Time.
11.
Bras. Especially when you're anything over a C cup. See some lovely reasonably priced sets in my town center, can you find anything over a C cup? Nope! You'll have to pay double the price and it's also assumed if you've got big boobs then you must need massive knickers too so you have to buy bras and underwear separate for both to fit
12.
Rent.

YOU’LL GET YOUR RENT WHEN YOU FIX THIS DAMN DOOR!!!
13.
Cell phone service. It's ridiculous how much they get away with charging people.
14.
Graphics cards :(

Expensive AND rare
15.
Fast food

Seriously what happened? It's not cheap, it's not fast, it's not good, we're all better off ordering take out from a real restaurant
16.
Might be an odd one but bedding. Sheet sets, pillows, quilts, etc.
17.
Health insurance.

I could live such a different life if employment wasn’t tied to health insurance like a nasty parasitic worm.
18.
Kids. It's scary that children have become luxury items.
19.
Copic markers.
20.
Taking my dogs to the vet
21.
Formula. It's not my fault I couldn't breastfeed. Stop robbing me every time I have to buy food for my daughter.
22.
Glasses…. I just want to f*cking see
23.
Beef Jerky. I could eat a pound.
24.
Cheese. God, I would die for some smoked gouda.
25.
Existence.

1.
Houses. The prices are ridiculous.
2.
Funerals...as someone who is arranging a funeral, and he had no life insurance, the whole thing is a racket.
3.
Not having a car, or having a car. Public transportation is so unreliable that not having your own car often means not working, and because you're not working you can't afford a car. But just take the bus? Well, in rural America, let's say I have an 11:30 am appointment. The bus runs at 9 am or 12:30 pm so you take the 9 am and wait 2 hours before your appointment which wouldn't you know it your appointment gets out just after the 12:30 bus, so you wait for the 4 pm bus.

Now imagine trying to coordinate a work schedule around bussing that can arrive 15-30 minutes early or late and require you to spend hours on top of an 8 to 10-hour shift.

So you HAVE to have a vehicle your own to be reliable. But now you have purchased your $800 beater that might last a few years. But now continue $120 a month for insurance that costs $1440 a year, or $640 more than your vehicle was worth. Plus $60 a week in gas because you’re in a rural area and the nearest employer is 50 miles away or 100 miles round trip. 20 miles to the gallon, $3.50 a gallon, or $17.50 a day to travel.

Insurance $120/month

Fuel $260/month

So $380 is what you pay each month just for the ability to work. And maybe you’re making $1600 after taxes if you're lucky. Minus the $380, so actuality $1220.
4.
Getting sick. Was in hospital for less than an hour I'm getting charged 2k.
5.
Insulin :/
6.
Dental work. I need to get 5k in dental work but I don't have $100 to spare let alone thousands. I've been living in pain for years. I don't smile because it looks awful. We don't have a single good family photo. I'm pretty sure I am going to die from an abscess one day in a year or two. I get them regularly and all I can do is get antibiotics from my GP.

They get more frequent every year and each one is worse than the last. I need to get dentures and have my teeth extracted but I can't because somewhere along the way, the health insurance people decided this stuff was "cosmetic" and they won't pay for it. So I live scared of death and in pain.

So yeah. Thanks, America.
7.
Epipens would be nice, but Nah, I gotta fear for my life every time I think about wanting a dessert that wasn't homemade
8.
Groceries. I didn't understand how my parents could spend $100 every two weeks on groceries as a kid.

The other day I spent $50 on razors, paper towels, and a couple of snacks.
9.
Therapy.

"My financial situation is why I'm depressed"

"That sucks. Anyways, that will be $120"
10.
It's insane how expensive being poor is! You can't invest in anything, you're constantly paying added fees for being late, having to loan, etc. Everything you buy is sh*ttier quality meaning you'll have to buy it again that much sooner.

Plus it's f*cking tiring. It takes up half of your brainpower. All. The. Time.
11.
Bras. Especially when you're anything over a C cup. See some lovely reasonably priced sets in my town center, can you find anything over a C cup? Nope! You'll have to pay double the price and it's also assumed if you've got big boobs then you must need massive knickers too so you have to buy bras and underwear separate for both to fit
12.
Rent.

YOU’LL GET YOUR RENT WHEN YOU FIX THIS DAMN DOOR!!!
13.
Cell phone service. It's ridiculous how much they get away with charging people.
14.
Graphics cards :(

Expensive AND rare
15.
Fast food

Seriously what happened? It's not cheap, it's not fast, it's not good, we're all better off ordering take out from a real restaurant
16.
Might be an odd one but bedding. Sheet sets, pillows, quilts, etc.
17.
Health insurance.

I could live such a different life if employment wasn’t tied to health insurance like a nasty parasitic worm.
18.
Kids. It's scary that children have become luxury items.
19.
Copic markers.
20.
Taking my dogs to the vet
21.
Formula. It's not my fault I couldn't breastfeed. Stop robbing me every time I have to buy food for my daughter.
22.
Glasses…. I just want to f*cking see
23.
Beef Jerky. I could eat a pound.
24.
Cheese. God, I would die for some smoked gouda.
25.
Existence.