Comments on: “Being poor is…” http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/being-poor-is/ Personal finance blog for college students, recent graduates and everyone else -- including entrepreneurship -- for getting rich. Featured in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:46:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ealasaid http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/being-poor-is/#comment-430 Ealasaid Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:38:07 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/being-poor-is#comment-430 OK, I'm late to the party but I can't let Jennifer's comment there stand. I was a grad student who got by on financial aid, what I made as an intern, and one free tank of gas a month from my parents, and I wasn't nearly as poor as what Scalzi and his commenters are describing. I had enough money to eat, live on campus, have a bottle or two of wine a week, and pay my bills. Sure, it was tight, but I did okay - even when I my car got wrecked and needed a lot of work. It's easy for grad students to feel sorry for themselves -- I know I did at the time -- but if you aren't dumpster diving or using foodstamps for food, you're not poor. If you're not barely making rent or letting bills get late, you're not poor. Don't insult people living in actual poverty by pretending you are. Geez. OK, I’m late to the party but I can’t let Jennifer’s comment there stand. I was a grad student who got by on financial aid, what I made as an intern, and one free tank of gas a month from my parents, and I wasn’t nearly as poor as what Scalzi and his commenters are describing. I had enough money to eat, live on campus, have a bottle or two of wine a week, and pay my bills. Sure, it was tight, but I did okay – even when I my car got wrecked and needed a lot of work.

It’s easy for grad students to feel sorry for themselves — I know I did at the time — but if you aren’t dumpster diving or using foodstamps for food, you’re not poor. If you’re not barely making rent or letting bills get late, you’re not poor. Don’t insult people living in actual poverty by pretending you are. Geez.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/being-poor-is/#comment-429 Jennifer Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:33:03 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/being-poor-is#comment-429 That's not poverty. For grad students, that's reality. That’s not poverty. For grad students, that’s reality.

]]> By: Meela C. http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/being-poor-is/#comment-428 Meela C. Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:32:39 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/being-poor-is#comment-428 His idea of "poor" is what I consider "struggling," which is far off from the poor I think other people suffer. Nevertheless, I did want to point out this article (following) to you because I think it has a lot of similarities with some of what you're saying. <a href="http://darkush.blogspot.com/2005/09/more-on-poor.html" rel="nofollow">http://darkush.blogspot.com/2005/09/more-on-poor.html</a> His idea of “poor” is what I consider “struggling,” which is far off from the poor I think other people suffer.

Nevertheless, I did want to point out this article (following) to you because I think it has a lot of similarities with some of what you’re saying.

http://darkush.blogspot.com/2005/09/more-on-poor.html

]]> By: Andy Lin http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/being-poor-is/#comment-427 Andy Lin Wed, 07 Sep 2005 04:14:43 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/being-poor-is#comment-427 I'm sorry, but I'm having trouble sympathizing. My family used to be in this situation, so it's not like I don't know what it's like. But seriously, there are so many people in this world who'd love to be a dirt poor American. I’m sorry, but I’m having trouble sympathizing. My family used to be in this situation, so it’s not like I don’t know what it’s like. But seriously, there are so many people in this world who’d love to be a dirt poor American.

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