Works every time!
This is really out of hand, and UNCALLED FOR HERE ON FR!!!!!
95% of you have no idea what happens when you lose everything, EVERYTHING, and have to move on. I do. A 2002 house fire was my Katrina. The insurance company cut us a check for $2000 for immediate needs and it was gone in a week. It may sound like we were living like Donald Trump, but think about it a second:
3 modest sets of clothing for 4 people. (Think that's a lot? Go look in your closet!)
Groceries - and not just a normal restock the shelves groceries, but starting from scratch. Sugar, salt, a few other spices, canned goods, some meats, EVERYTHING.
Toiletries - remember, we weren't restocking, we were starting from scratch.
A coffee maker, some simple pots & pans. Some cheap flatware. Plates.
And there are so many other things people take for granted.
$2000 is a tiny amount to start your life over, especially when you have kids. It's a life raft.
So y'all go on ahead making jokes about malt liquor and nikes. There but for the grace of God.