“I used to care what other people thought until I tried to pay my bills with their opinions”

“I used to care what other people thought about me, until one day, I tried to pay my bills with their opinions” is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on February 5, 2014.
 
Authorship is unknown. Kim Scott has been credited on Twitter, but only since February 9, 2014.
 
Similar sayings had been posted earlier. “#iusedto care what people thought about me . but really , after high school you won’t be paying my bills , so you’re irrelevant” was posted on Twitter on February 20, 2012. “I use 2 care what people thought about me until I tried paying my bills with their thoughts..” was posted on Twitter on May 5, 2013.
     
 
Twitter
Alisha‏
@alisha_tingle
#iusedto care what people thought about me . but really , after high school you won’t be paying my bills , so you’re irrelevant .
3:51 PM - 20 Feb 2012
 
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Mr Sinister‏
@JohnDoe6IAM
#IUsedTo to care what people thought about me ... then i reliazed that none of these folks is paying my bills ..#sofuckem
4:17 PM - 20 Feb 2012
 
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L$‏
@MONEYLS112th
I use 2 care what people thought about me until I tried paying my bills with their thoughts..
8:21 PM - 5 May 2013
 
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Moo Millz‏
@moomillz21
I use 2 care what people thought about me until I tried paying my bills with their thoughts..
10:23 AM - 6 May 2013
 
Twitter
Maison M. Margiela‏
@Margiela_Mack
I use to care what people thought about me until I tried paying my bills with their thoughts..
11:32 AM - 27 Nov 2013
   
Twitter
Amanda ➰ ✨‏
@_onlyMANDAtory_
“I use to care abt what ppl thought of me , until I tried to pay my bills with their opinions” 👏
5:21 PM - 5 Feb 2014
 
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Oloni‏
@Oloni
‘I used to care what people thought about me, till i tried to pay my bills with their opinions’
6:10 PM - 5 Feb 2014
 
Twitter
FRE$H‏
@BrodieFresh
I used to care what people thought about me… Until one day I tried to pay my bills with their opinions 😴😏
9:51 PM - 5 Feb 2014
 
Twitter
Mike Brown‏
@__MikeBrown__
“I use to care what people thought about me until one day I tried to pay my bills with their opinions.” - Kim Scott #WordUp
6:25 PM - 9 Feb 2014
   
Facebook   
Madame Noire
February 18, 2014 ·
“I used to care what people thought about me, until one day, I tried to pay my bills with their opinions.” - unknown
#saythat
 
Twitter
Naughty Boy‏
@NaughtyBoyMusic
I used to care what people thought about me, until one day, I tried to pay my bills with their opinions.
6:55 AM - 7 Mar 2014
 
Twitter
alexandra elle‏
@_alexelle
“I use to care about what people thought about me until one day I tried to pay my bills with their opinions.”
-Kim Scott
1:11 PM - 22 May 2014
 
Joke All You Can
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2014
I use to care what people thought about me until one day I tried to pay my bills with their opinions!
 
23 October 2016, The Day (New London, CT), Mike DiMauro column:
Finally, today’s random thought: “I used to care what people thought about me, until one day I tried to pay my bills with their opinions.”