I know this isn't original by any means, but...
The other day we were at lunch and the topic of cable came up. I said something about "good thing cable isn't really necessary anymore" (or probably it sounded judgier.. I'm working on that). And a work friend said "It is for us!"
Same work friend complains about money all the time. They rent a house from her sister, and have such an inefficient a/c unit that they pay outrageous bills to keep the house at like 80-85!! (and I prioritize a/c here - last week it was over 110 for 5 days in a row) I would hate hate hate paying 400-500 to still be hot and miserable.
She also isn't that great about bringing her lunch, or will bring a weeks worth of supplies for sandwiches or salads and then decide to go out on a whim.
And joins the crew who does afternoon Starbucks runs pretty often.
And this one got me - her cat recently had to go to the vet because of a blocked urinary tract (something like that, I'm not sure on the details) and she was talking about the pricing - first they brought out the 2,000 bill with overnight stays and surgery, then the 1,000 bill which would solve the problem for good but they'd have to do the monitoring post op themselves, then the 400 bill which was a temporary solution and poor kitty will probably have reoccurring problems :(
I know that what people are willing to pay for their pets is a very personal thing, but it's just sad for poor kitty. And with the a/c, I feel like getting their sister to put in a new a/c unit is the best option, but barring that, if they bought a new unit themselves they'd probably earn back their money in one summer of savings! And with the cable thing, I'm proud that I successfully held my tongue and didn't say that if they cut cable (they have netflix, hulu, prime and a kodi stick) they could at least be able to afford the vet, or the a/c, or a million other things (not all at once, obviously) with the 200 they would not be spending each month.