Laugh Through the Pain: 10 Funniest Tweets About Being Broke We Saw This Week

Money can be stressful, but nothing quite matches the all-encompassing anxiety you get when there's no money to be had. "More money, more problems" was clearly coined by a wealthy capitalist who wanted to keep the little guy down, because it doesn't hold true when you're living paycheck to paycheck with kids to feed, elderly parents to care for, and collectors calling you at all times of the day. The best way to stay sane in that soul-crushing, down-and-out cycle is by adopting a healthy sense of humor and cackling at relatable Tweets like these, because sometimes you just have to laugh or else you'll go absolutely crazy. 

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That sounds suspiciously close to responsibility, and we don't like it one bit.

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It's true! It's always wadded up in their pockets or their fists, like they're hanging onto it for dear life. It's hard to blame them.

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Some people have too much pride to ask friends for help. We are not those people.

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Doing your friend dirty like that in public is rough. At least have the decency to call in a loan in private so you don't embarrass your BFF.

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Any man that doesn't want to associate with you because you're broke isn't a man worth associating with at all.

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If only inflation worked like pumping up tires, we'd be shoving quarters in those air machines at the gas station like mad to overinflate our dollars.

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You gotta rob Peter to pay Paul when Paul is also known as the bill collector. Guess that's why some people ask their friends for money on social media, huh?

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People get used to one way of living, and it's hard to change their mindset. If you never have any money, you never learn how to manage it.

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Millennials are killing things like crappy chain restaurants that Boomers love, but it's not because we don't want to go out and have fun, it's because we're broke! Why is that so difficult to understand?

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Money is a tool and an unfortunate necessity. Everyone that's ever said money is evil has either never had to worry about a bill in their life, or is trying to separate you from your money to line their own pockets.

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