Survival Guide for the Working Poor

Trish Schaefer
Feb 24, 2017 · 15 min read

The poorer you get, the more expensive life gets.

The idea of making a ‘comfortable living’ means so much to a poor person you don’t even know. To make enough income to be comfortable is all there is. It is all we dream about. Being poor is nothing but a constant stream of stresses. Choosing between buying presents for your child’s birthday or eating is but one more extreme example.

Granted, how to make that comfortable living is something of a mystery to most. Some people work themselves to death and never achieve it. Others take every short…

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