“This economy is so fkd you’ll be sitting here thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy food”

Many people believe that the economy is so bad that they can hardly afford food. This was posted on Telegram by ngsmokeboi on January 5, 2026, and it received over 28,700 likes:
   
“This economy is so fkd you’ll be sitting here thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy food.”
 
The word “fkd” is sometimes replaced. “this economy is so bad you’ll be sitting here thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy food” was posted on X/Twitter by Freyy on January 5, 2026. “This economy is so messed up you’ll be sitting here thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy food” was posted on X/Twitter by C H I E F, the NuriaStore Bookseller on January 6, 2026.
   
   
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Freyy
@Freyy_is
this economy is so bad you’ll be sitting here thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy food.
2:46 AM · Jan 5, 2026
 
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escaladizzy
@godzoswago
This economy is so fkd you’ll be sitting here thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy food and data.
5:44 AM · Jan 5, 2026
 
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daz
@MetamateDaz
This economy is so fkd you’ll be sitting here thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy food
8:55 AM · Jan 5, 2026
 
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Theo De León ·
January 5, 2026 at 10:46 PM ·
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C H I E F, the NuriaStore Bookseller
@bennetowuonda
This economy is so messed up you’ll be sitting here thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy food.
11:45 AM · Jan 6, 2026
 
Bluesky
Just George Oh 🤘😎💨
‪@timmytwoshirts.bsky.social‬
Ayup.
It’s a feature of capitalism, not a bug
[this economy is so fkd you’ll be sitting here thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy food
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4:35 PM · Jan 6, 2026
 
Reddit—Productivitycafe
fndkdb—January 7, 2026
I work at a grocery store. It’s sad seeing people especially elderly reach down, grab a package of meat and then put it back after seeing the price. Then at the end of the night we throw out 50+ pounds of food into a locked dumpster. We can’t sell it or even take it home or we get fired. This is by
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Community Independent Journal
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 AM ·
ngsmokeboi 23h
This economy is so fkd you’ll be sitting here thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy food
 
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Davi is in New York.
January 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM ·
this economy is so bad you ‘ll be sitting here thinking you are bad with money and all you did was buy food 😁 #relatable #money #financialfreedom #relationships #family
   
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Lola
@lola_liadi
The economy so messed up you’ll be sitting there thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy some food🤷‍♀️
7:52 AM · Jan 12, 2026
 
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atlas
@bestplayeratlas
This economy is so fkd you’ll be sitting here thinking you’re bad with money and all you did was buy food
9:09 AM · Jan 26, 2026
 
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All You Can Eat
January 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM ·
😭👏
This economy is so fkd you’ll be
sitting here thinking you’re bad with
money and all you did was buy food