While some of us have the luxury to stay afloat even through a crisis of this scale, it is important to remember that this isn't the case for many others.
How much money do you spend in a month? Are every dollar and every penny accounted for? Or do you go on insane shopping sprees when the paycheck hits your bank account only to be left with barely enough to feed yourself the rest of the month? Or do you do the responsible thing and dutifully set some aside for a rainy day? Whatever your financial background, this pandemic and the subsequent economical downfall have made us all take a closer look at our finances and spending habits. While some of us have the luxury to stay afloat through this crisis, it is important to remember that this isn't the case for many others.
The pandemic is helping the rich get even richer. It's time to tax their obscene wealth | Bernie Sanders https://t.co/L5pfIO05t6
— Guardian Australia (@GuardianAus) August 11, 2020
A glimpse into the lives of this section of the population definitely helps put things into perspective and this is what Reddit user u/foyra unearthed when they asked this question: What do insanely poor people buy, that ordinary people know nothing about?
Here's how 25 Redditors answered this question: