Your landlord does not usually care how much torah you know, He wants his rent. The grocery store also does not care how much torah you know, he needs to get paid
Regards of what you have been told. The groceries cost the store owner money and he cant give them out for free and the Apartment owned by the landlord also costs him money.
Con Ed also could care less about how much torah you know, They want the electric bill paid otherwise they will turn off the lights