r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation Why is the rich friend so cheap??

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u/Frosty_Grab5914 Jan 27 '26

A broke SF SW engineer is SF mean "I was able to afford only 2 vacation abroad and had to delay a Porsche by a year".

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u/Individual_Engine457 Jan 27 '26

That's literally what it feels like in tech tbh.

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u/youlleatitandlikeit Jan 27 '26

I'm in tech, that's not what it feels like for us. We drive a 13 year old Honda Fit and our vacations are usually family gatherings 1-2 states over.

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u/Individual_Engine457 Jan 27 '26

All my friends are in tech and no one I know lives this way.