[ahmetkun]

But you have to eat, don't you?

[Aaargh20318]

Exactly. So why criticise people for spending money on consumption when they need it to stay alive.

[maxerickson]

That's an extremely tiresome interpretation of the comment you replied to.

If you give them just the tiniest little benefit of the doubt, it's easy to see that they are talking about the money they had available after meeting their needs and that they probably aren't criticizing people that don't have a lot of such money.

[Aaargh20318]

> it's easy to see that they are talking about the money they had available after meeting their needs

And the point was that many people do not have money available after meeting their needs.

[maxerickson]

Yes, I understood your point. My point is that it is tiresome to bring it up anytime and every time someone makes a comment about saving money. They weren't being dismissive, they were replying in context (people that save their way to riches sort of obviously have had money that fits into the 'savable' category).

[ryanwaggoner]

The vast majority of Americans aren’t being held back from building wealth because of their spending on essential food. Americans actually spend a smaller percentage of their income on food than many developed countries.