I joined the army when I was 17-years-old and have taken care of myself my entire life without any financial help from anyone - so I’m immune to all the crying. When I was broke, which was many years, I ate peanut butter sandwiches for weeks. If that. I was even homeless, one time living in a tent by a lake for months. Not once during this time, did I think the government was responsible, or look to the government for solutions, or blame rich people. Or ask for a handout. Every bad place I’ve been in my life is because of bad decisions I’ve made. It was my fault and my fault alone. I’m financially successful now because of hard work. People who constantly blame others because they’re not successful, will never be succeed. Stop whining, stop looking for the government handouts and solutions to save you, stop being jealous of successful people, go to work, and figure it out.

Nov 5, 2025 · 11:25 PM UTC

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Land of Opportunity, not the Land of Handouts
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Your story is inspirational and beautiful. Thank you for sharing it Cat!
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Well said Brother!
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Roadside searches for cans and bottles for the deposit money in order to buy diapers and food. You do what you have to do. No handouts. Hard work got me to a very wonderful lifestyle. I give back just to keep myself humbled.
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If it weren't for peanut butter, I'd have been dead a very long time ago. But you are right, I have too much self-respect to blame others or ask for handouts.
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lol peanut butter saved my life too, brother
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Have been following you for a long time and I appreciate your past and how far you’ve come! Hell, I remember when you first started, lol. 😂
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Amen!
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So you literally were supported by the federal government.
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You’re so dumb it hurts.
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YES! Exactly man thank you, the mindset of most people anymore is crazy
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Bananas and some honey go good on a peanut butter sandwich. I get it brother. Happy Veterans Day to you my Brother in Christ 🙏❤️
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I used to eat for $20 a week. Made sandwiches for every meal.
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A lot of us live like that
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I have never been on welfare or collected unemployment. I have raised 3 children on my own with no child support. There were times when I sold my blood to get money for groceries. I put myself and my children through college. I have no sympathy for those in the system whining and wanting someone else to pay their way.😡
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I have two protein shakes a day, snacks of peanut butter on a banana every day. Shake is whey protein half banana avocado, yogurt and water. I spend about 90:dollars every two weeks. Hit the gym, run and you’ll find you can budget easy and be in shape physically and mentally. And I make enough to buy what I want. It’s not hard. I started out making 600/month minus 100 for a GI Bill I never used.
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So if a rich guy asks the government for a handout then what’s that?
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We cripple people when we supply all of their needs. It is Just as evil to cripple a person emotionally and in their maturity as it is to crippled and physically. The idea that hunger is a bad thing is so false. Hunger drives us to do. It drives us to change. It makes us frustrated with our circumstances and drives us to become more. I would dare say that hunger is essential to the development of the human character.
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But she HUNGRY!!
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Should not have to go through all this Just to have a decent living. 98% of people are not capable of the required output and it is what it is. It used to be that the 98% still could do fine without that much effort and we need to return to that. Getting rid of the 80m immigrants is a start. Tariff the hell out of the world until they bow to US on reciprocating trade practices. Punish companies for going outside US. Heavily and aggressively enforce criminal law and all that prosperity returns.
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You weren’t taking care of yourself. You were in a communistic enclave called Army. They literally gave you a brown shirt and told you when to poop.
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Same grind, no excuses. Built from zero too.
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