Hi Don,

It is not often that people are willing or have the opportunity to talk about what it is like to be poor. Thanks for starting this.

I have often, even mostly, been broke, but never what I would call poor. In part because we live pretty simply, I have never yet been out of work, (but I think that day is on the near horizon) and so have always been able to cover basic needs, and in part because we have family that can provide a safety net, both fiscally and emotionally.

Have you seen or read the book "Nickle and Dimed in America"?

Janie