Think About This

Being poor is having to keep buying $800 cars because they’re what you can afford, and then having the cars break down on you, because there’s not an $800 car in America that’s worth a damn.

Being poor is a cough that doesn’t go away.

Being poor is having to live with choices you didn’t know you made when you were 14 years old.

Being poor is getting tired of people wanting you to be grateful.

Being poor is people who have never been poor wondering why you choose to be so.

Being poor is relying on people who don’t give a damn about you.

-John Scalzi, on Poverty