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== Comic Books ==
* ''[[Spider-Man]]'' is the premier example of this. Despite being a super genius inventor who created a revolutionary new super strong bio-degradable adhesive, friends with several billionaires, married to a model/actress, and being a member of the world's greatest superhero team (the Avengers), he still seems to be utterly broke in most storylines, to the point where he just put up with a dislocated shoulder until it healed to avoid paying the medical bills.
* This is part of José Carioca's character in his Brazilian comic series. He's avoided paying for things so much, his debt collectors have formed their own group known as the [http://coa.inducks.org/character.php?c=Anacozeca A.N.A.C.O.Z.E.C.A.] He is not above [https://web.archive.org/web/20150206202803/http://outducks.org/webusers/webusers/2006/06/br_zc20_0001f_001.jpg bathing in a public fountain, or pulling a dine and dash]. Some of his earlier stories have him balancing this out while also trying to put on the appearance that he's rich (mostly to justify the suit he wore; José wasn't designed with Perpetual Poverty in mind).
* Andy Capp lives off his wife's wages and is usually behind on the rent. He is occasionally evicted, but always gets his home back so that the neighbours (Chalky and Ruby) and rent collector (Percy) are always the same.
* In John Kovalic's ''[[Dork Tower]]'', Matt and his friends are always short on funds for their hobbies and toys (not to mention the rent), yet somehow manage to stay in the same apartment and drive a car for years.
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