Okay let me just get one thing straight here. I would truly love to know how students in this city can afford the cost of living without a job, even a part-time job. If you’re as lucky as I am, your family hauls in an immaculate income, but that is rare. I am an unemployed student and spend nearly $200/week on groceries, toothpaste, batteries, etc. Aside from the weekly essentials, how can students even afford to live here with these insane increasing water and cable bills? It is ridiculous. And there are ZERO jobs. Not to mention, the tax rate in NS is one of the highest in this country. That just frustrates me beyond belief. I have money and do not want to waste it in this city. And if I feel that way with money, what do others feel like without? Everything is significantly more expensive here, even coffee. WTF. I can’t comprehend what we are paying more for or the reason for it. It’s extremely unfortunate. And don’t even get me started on air fare. Who is running this city again? —Halifux Problems
This article appears in Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2012.
You spend 200$/a week on groceries and bullshit. I work in a professional job, have a dog and I don’t spend 200$ a week on food or luxuries. I think your parents immaculate income has given you a skewed idea of what you actually need to survive.
FYI you only need a pea sized drop of toothpaste when you brush. Maybe now you wont need to buy it every week.
So let me get this straight: your parents are bankrolling you, yet you find the need to bitch at other students who seemingly don’t need jobs either?
Has it REALLY come to this? Bitching at others who don’t have it as good as you do (in your opinion) because they don’t get jobs?
Go fuck yourself, asshole.
Oh blastbeats, you beat me to it. I thought I was seriously missing something because I only spend a fraction of that on groceries and grooming supplies. This is just shit. I admire your arrogance, OP, coming on here and posting about how well you waste mommy and daddy’s money…Way to go!!
All that immaculate (spotlessly clean) income paying for college is really going to good use – NOT!
Yep – when you grows up and pay for your own things you wont spend $200 a week. THats $400 a pay on groceries?? Really?
$800/month on “essentials” … do you have a child or something you didn’t tell us about, a wee one taking formula … … derp.
by groceries do you mean like planet organic and take out from pete’s?
Wtf. I spent $50 two weeks ago on groceries. WTF is up with you? Do you consider takeout/restaurants groceries, because that would make sense. Is your rent $2000 a month by any chance? You seriously have no idea about anything.
OB, the city’s run by some asshole from Toronto. No one in Nova Scotia was capable LMFAO !
you know….
groceries….
like take-out and booze…
batteries, hmmmmm, methinks you is one horny female here. if a guy, there are always the menz bar. but really, 200 bucks a week, what the fuck you chowing on, steak and caviar? most people, students more than likely, spend half that a month. without batteries. you must be really hurting in the brains dept. or you would have any kind of job, to help support your own self. but then again, maybe you work nights???
Just ask mommy to bump up your trust fund dividends, you spoiled little shit. Most people going to university HAVE to work, and they certainly don’t spend 200/wk on toothpaste and food, because they can’t afford to, dumbass. You are lucky enough to have rich parents to support you, and still you complain. I can just imagine you in 4 years, when you graduate and start off at a 12/hr entry level position, spending 200/wk on crap. Good luck with your entightled life douchebag.
I got student loans, part of which was paid for by my parents, so I didn’t need to get a job while I was a student. Nevertheless, at no point while I was a student OR now, having been out of school for 5+ years, do I ever spend as much as $200 a week on toiletries/food. And no, I don’t live on Mr. Noodles and wash my hair with bar soap – I buy healthy, real food, mostly. Then again, I buy no-name products when they’ll do. In many cases they are pretty much the same. For instance, I often get compliments on my hair, but guess what, I use the cheapest $1.99 shampoo. Being raised with parents with a lot of money, I wonder if you feel compelled to go on purchasing the same expensive brand name products you were raised with.
My friends from uni who didn’t get student loans had to work one or two jobs as well as maintaining good marks in challenging, time consuming programs. They were constantly tired, and lived on junk food. Please think about that next time you complain about how expensive everything is – er, pardon me – I mean, about how you suck at managing your money.
$2 shampoo… the tiger every day special.
they have corn flakes on for a buck!
and aunt jemima waffles for 2!
all Hail the Giant Tiger breakfast!!!!
they got those AJ breakfast sammiches too, zed.
(though, I will say that tiger shampoo is awful and that their popcorn sucks ass too).
wow… i spend 200 a month on 2 people for all those things if that.
unless you’re making 5 course meals everyday that is not necessary
should come live with one of us for a month before they even try to complain about that
it seems very high, our grocery bill was cut in half, after the boy moved out. even with dog and cat food, we never spent that much
cookie, I wouldn’t go offering that deal to just anyone…
and I ESPECIALLY wouldn’t give that offer out if it’s a lady friend.
So the burning question…is that a roommate or a SO?
*dun dun duuuuun*
Just to set it straight. The tax rate in NS isn’t one of the highest in the country. It’s THE highest on the continent.
hey ..isn’t that an old zeppelin tune? 🙂
haha, from their first album
$200 per week on groceries?
Try cooking a meal from scratch, it’s amazing the amount of money you’ll save.
Between two people we spend about 80 dollars per week
I think it’s Dazed and Confused … we should dedicate it to ‘Man Left Behind’.
Go to the bulk barn, stock up on essentials (rice, flour, beans, rolled oats).. and then go to Planet Organic to get the specialty items if you need/want them.
don’t forget the chickpeas
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Hmmm, we have five adults living at my place OP and our grocery bill isn’t $200.00. Out of curiousity I’d love to see a list of your weekly groceries. I’m taking it that you don’t buy no-name. (Is that a double negative?)
OHH it’s dazed and confused..my bad..I hate when I’m …mental 😉
burning question? hahah
it is not a room mate
it is my wonderful boy friend
aw shit, we be boned guys.
Woah….alex has a boy friend? Fucking piss cunt balls….. Well you just lost all the fappin. You’re dead to me….You’re still fine, but just not in the fappity fap fap way.
PK….If you have a boy friend too my day will be ruined and I’ll have to find some new fine ass bitches for the godzilla fap patrol.
aw sorry guys haha
should that uestion have been better off unanswered?
Awww, Zilla, maybe cookie and kitty (if she’s not single) have twins for you. And … I could be wrong … but my recollection from reading previous comments is that kitty is single, but cookie had already mentioned she’s in a relationship.
they didnt wanna believe you
AND i do actually have a twin!!!!
unfortunately my twin is of the opposite sex
Are you single persevere? possible fappity fap fap fap fap?
Is your twin as fine as you cookie? If so I’m down for that shit. You people assume I’m male, but I could just as easily have a vagina or some weird penis-vagina hybrid.
use he is my twin i kinda dont judge his physical appeal for other people haha
but he looks like the male version of me
Cookie … too funny. And, yes Zilla, I’m single … but not a sexual deviant … so not really into monstrous mutant amphibians with an oversized tongue.
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Wait so that means he is PHAT? Pretty Hot and tempting?????? yeah I just said that.
persevere…..A bottle of wine and a few shots of tequila and you’ll be sexing lizards in no time. Think about it….
PHAT?
haha i dont even know what that means
I said what it meant in the comment
Pretty
Hot
And
Teampting
PHAT
ooohhh hahahahahahhahahah
clearly not paying attention today
if thats what you want to believe he is than by all means
Zilla … bring on the beer and absinthe and then maybe I’ll think about it.
Be careful cookie … he’s looking for someone “teamting” … not everyone is into the group thing Zilla, gotta watch those lizard fingers.
no worries, zilla. I’m single.
mmmm dat typo. maybe u suk mah dik?
persevere…y u such a bitch? y u so hard on hfxgodzilla? y is hfxgodzilla so hard on you….talking about my penis LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
PK…You’re my one and only fappity fap fap
Just trolling the troll Zilla … all in fun with a smile and chuckle.
lols implying my posts were serious…
I like you persevere….you make my no no bits tingle.
Zilla … LOL @ you thinking I thought your posts were serious. Don’t let those no no bits tingle for too long … they may turn blue and I hear that isn’t very comfortable.
persevere….my balls, your face. I’ll set you up with the ball goggles.
I’m assuming they’re called that because that’s what you hear every time they are brought to daylight…
NO! NO!…..
Y U no wanna Long tongue?
dat makes no sense.
He obviously luv you long time….
Zed … just not when attached to a non-human life form.
Zilllllaaaaaaa … if there is a real man under all of that scaly, bumpy skin … then maybe some day we’ll talk. M’kay?!?
you tease
persevere … if there is a decent looking woman (no fat chicks allowed amirite?) behind all of those failed attempts at counter trolling … then maybe some day we’ll talk. M’kay?!?
mmmm try harder sweetheart. Even tommy did better than this.
Well I guess you better fap fap fap at someone else, zilla — no fat chicks? Well PK’s off the table, then.
You said you were shaped like an apple…..Apples are fruit, fruit is healthy, healthy isn’t fat. Also I’ve said that many times since I started posting and you’ve only taken offence now….in the middle of me trolling a counter troll? You’re hot and cold PK and it confuses me.
I didn’t notice any of the fat chick stuff before, zilla. I’m a workin’ girl (NO not THAT type of workin’ girl) so my attention is split 80/20% in favour of work, so I can’t notice everything!
Also: ahha I never thought of it that way before 😉
no fat girls thats harsh
i was off the table before but im definately off now
I guess you people have a different idea of what fat is. I’ve explained this before…..
Do you find old food in your fat folds? No? You’re not fat.
Do walk a few feet and then get tired? No? You’re not fat.
Have you ever been denied access to a roll coaster due to your weight? No? You’re not fat.
If you answered yes to any of those….you’re a fat shit and need to lose weight. Fucking sensitive bitches thinking the word fat means anything above average weight.
ive found food in my cleavage. does that count?
nah alex/cookie….that just means you have a banging rack.
that’s some weird logic…
and by the earlier… kate moss is shaped like a bean sprout but I’d hardly call her ‘healthy’.
she’s scary skinny.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
I’m not average weight.
I have fat folds. 🙁
I’ve never found old food in them, though.
Im with you on the groceries OP, I have a small family and even without getting the extra curricular we can’t get out of there without close to $200. I have heard costco is good, but its a 60$ membership, and there are also no frills,or farners markets(though sometimes not much a difference between grocery stores, but lots of diverse tasty foods )and there are tonnes of spots in the city looking for people, especially students, its a slow time of year, but will pick up soon and you will be sure to find something. Hang in there!
ill take that hahaha
and pretty kitty
i have fat folds too as long as we take care of ourselves i guess were good
Are we calm now ladies? I was bashing the unhealthy fat people who sweat melted butter. Oh god….could you imagine….like being with someone sweating butter….it would be horrendous….unless you were in a giant tub of popcorn and in that case it would be surprisingly alright.
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Good one PG.
Zed … agreed … that’s some interesting and creative logic.
Zilla … I wasn’t trying; Tommy is the better man; “decent looking woman”, I guess that really depends on who’s looking.
“Kamala” … that’s kinda Buddha-esque. You should hook up with Zilla and make a poster.