Being broke is romanticized way too much. There are plenty of dystopian situations that mask themselves as feel-good stories. Like the idea of the “struggling artist” — we love hearing about some waiter who sacrifices their material well-being and puts all of their disposable income into their creative projects. But in reality, is there any glamor in hustling paycheck to paycheck?

Whatever the answer might be, if you want to make ends meet with empty pockets, you have to be resilient. And part of that is being honest with yourself and everyone around you about the predicament you’re in. To show you how it’s done, Bored Panda collected a list of very honest tweets from people who are broke and proud.

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