Money: The cost of living crisis

The cost of living crisis

By Noname - 12/03/2009 00:09 - United States

Today, I was studying for a final when I noticed that all I had was a blue highlighter. I decided to drive to the store to get a yellow one. On the way there, I got $200 worth of traffic tickets for not stopping at a stop sign. I basically spent $200 because I prefer yellow highlighters over blue ones. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/05/2009 03:13 - United States

Today, I was driving home. It was late and I wanted to get home so I started speeding. I didn't wanna get a ticket so I slowed down everytime I saw a car that could be a cop, judging by headlights. There was a car with a busted headlight so I sped up. Couldn't be a cop car. It could. $216 proof. FML

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You deserved it 56 884

By copmagnet - 15/10/2010 00:43 - United States

Today, I got a $200 bonus at work and was super excited about getting a plane ticket to see my family. On the way back from work I got a $300 speeding ticket. FML

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You deserved it 43 448

By Anonymous - 13/08/2010 14:16 - United States

Today, I was on the way to traffic court for a $340 speeding ticket I'd got. My mother called me and I wasn't paying attention which caused me to speed. Right past a cop. When I told the cop where I was going, he started laughing at me. I now have another $300 ticket. FML

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You deserved it 52 126

Stuck on Amber

By River - 26/02/2009 16:17 - United States

Today, a stoplight turned yellow as I was approaching it. I was about to go through but saw a cop, panicked, and slammed on the brakes. I ended up in the middle of the intersection and had to reverse. Soon the light turned green, and I stepped on the gas. My car was still in reverse. FML

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You deserved it 56 160

By Criminal - 13/07/2010 23:15 - United States

Today, I got a speeding ticket. I wrote a check, and on the way to deposit my fine, I got another one. I put both fines in a box down town, and I turned around to see a cop putting a parking ticket under my wind-shield wiper. FML

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You deserved it 49 374

Paperwork and bureaucracy

By Anonymous - 04/02/2023 04:00 - United States

Today, I went to court because I got a traffic ticket for running a red light. While I was in court, I found out it was actually for a car I had sold years ago. FML

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You deserved it 129

By Anonymous - 20/05/2009 06:07 - United States

Today, I got pulled over for speeding and got a $200 ticket. After I pulled away, I decided to warn the next car about the cop up ahead by flashing my headlights. The next car was another cop. He didn't appreciate my "help". FML

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You deserved it 25 517

By imnotcool - 16/04/2009 05:08 - United States

Today, I was driving home from work when I saw a cop come up behind me. Nervous about my expired license, I kept checking in my rear view mirror. In turn since I wasn't paying attention, I ran a stop sign. Needless to say the cop pulled me over and gave me 2 tickets. FML

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You deserved it 68 109

By corfan01 - 05/10/2009 11:11 - United States

Today, I got a red light camera ticket for $100 in the mail. After checking the date and time, I realized it was from when I was rear ended into the intersection while STOPPED at a red light. FML

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You deserved it 2 367

By faeliality - 16/04/2017 16:00

Today, after finally getting my drivers license, I was able to drive myself to school for the first time! I got fined $50 for accidentally parking in the wrong lot. FML

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af_fml 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 9:11

That is a ****** up idea of causality. You got a ticket because you failed to obey the law, the highlighters had nothing to do with it.

horyo 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 9:05

You probably should have obeyed Traffic laws than worry about petty things. You could have hurt someone.

Comments

horyo 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 9:05

You probably should have obeyed Traffic laws than worry about petty things. You could have hurt someone.

w12345 2

Thursday 13 May 2010 4:23

sounds like procrastination to me! nice work

pwincessa23 1

Friday 6 August 2010 7:25

ydi cuz blue us WAY better. ha

candygirl98 0

Monday 29 November 2010 17:00

lmfao!!! ya blue is WAY better!!! blue zebra refrigerator!!!! #93 you are now my favorite

alliewillie 22

Wednesday 4 April 2012 2:41

You didn't get $200 in traffic tickets because you prefer yellow highlighters. You got the ticket because you stupidly ran a stop sign and could have hurt someone.

af_fml 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 9:11

That is a ****** up idea of causality. You got a ticket because you failed to obey the law, the highlighters had nothing to do with it.

dancer81 0

Wednesday 4 August 2010 20:15

agreed

isaiaha11 2

Thursday 12 August 2010 3:26

agreed

Lucidium 0

Thursday 30 September 2010 7:45

agreed.

HairyPunisher 27

Monday 23 April 2012 5:12

agreed

DaniPandi 22

Friday 21 June 2013 10:03

agreed

Fireashes250 16

Wednesday 24 July 2013 20:46

Agreed

DippinGrizzly907 27

Wednesday 5 February 2014 8:26

agreed

alphabetta 23

Sunday 16 March 2014 22:05

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER! Sorry, but I had to.

silversar59 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 9:17

you must be from california.

alex_vik 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 9:41

Maybe you should stop at stop signs? It's not like you needed the highlighters to save a life or something.

Claeric 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 9:42

You actually paid 200 dollars for blatantly breaking the law. It had nothing to do with highlighters.

Bauer_fml 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 10:04

Today, I went to fmylife.com to read about other people's screwed up lives only to find that half of the stories were fake and the other half people doing highly stupid things trying to get sympathy from internet strangers. FML

qwerty8788 4

Sunday 31 October 2010 16:41

faggy picture

AhtnamasYerg 0

Sunday 23 January 2011 6:58

Agreed! This site is quickly losing its appeal.

FuzzMonkey09 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 10:07

Next time, just use the damn blue highlighter! The words will still show. You are not gonna die from lack of yellow highlighter.

30days 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 10:28

In Jersey I got a ticket for not stopping at a stop sign and it was only $80 so that sucks, but still, just use the blue highlighter.

amandarocks04 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 10:31

If you prefer yellow highlighters over blue, then why wouldn't you keep a yellow one at your house, and why would you even have a blue one in the first place. It's not the highlighters fault you ran a stop sign. It's yours. You running the stop sign has nothing to do with the highlights. That's just you being a careless drive.

killface_fml 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 10:32

Today, my roommate was playing 80's music, which pisses me off. So I killed him. Now I'm going up against murder charges. So, basically, I'm going to jail because I don't like 80's music. FML moron.