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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family has been lucky to always be well off, and this is one of those things I could never ever bring up with anyone I know, but am secretly fascinated by poor people and wonder about so many aspects of their lives.

Do you shop at WalMart?
Do you eat fast food all the time?
How big is your home? 
What do you DO on weekends? 
Where do you go on vacations?
Do you have very few clothes? Shoes? 
If you're too poor to go out, what do you do to get together with friends?
Do you have any friends who are well off? 
What do you do for fun? 
What do you think is the qualifier that makes a person poor? 
Do your kids know you're poor? 
What do they do after school? 
Do they get teased in school?

I always watch movies about really poor people and this whole lifestyle just fascinates me. [/quote]

We were poor in that we received food stamps, discount on electricity bill, free lunch at school and made under the poverty line for a family of 8, but when we would go to community events, my parents would try to keep up appearances, so to speak. Sometimes I 'felt' poor because of certain situations and other times I felt like we had what we needed.

My parents are still financially not well off, but better than when we were growing up. Me and my siblings help them out with bills and such, and no, we do not feel obligated or resentful at all. They're my parents and really wonderful people.

Do you shop at WalMart? Yes as a child and yes now. Fyi - Where I live (not D.C - large major city), most people, regardless of income that I know shop at Wal-Mart and I will sound naive, but I didn't know until a few years ago that shopping at Wal-Mart was considered a 'poor' thing to do.

Do you eat fast food all the time? We didn't eat fast food much as kids because we couldn't afford it. I used to think places like Friday's, Chili's, etc were 'fancy' and expensive because I never went as a child.

How big is your home? We moved around a bit, all apartments, last one being about 600 square feet. When I was 10, we moved into a 2,000 square foot home and I thought it was so huge ha.

What do you DO on weekends? Mostly watch tv, play outside with siblings/friends, visit family, go to the dollar cinema.

Where do you go on vacations? We went on 2 trips when I was a kid, to visit family and for a wedding. Both out of state.

Do you have very few clothes? Shoes? Yes, I did have few clothes and a couple pairs of shoes at a time.

If you're too poor to go out, what do you do to get together with friends? Dollar cinema, stay at home and get snacks

Do you have any friends who are well off? As an adult, I am not poor as I was as a kid, but I make under $50k and most of the people I know make 6 figure incomes.

What do you do for fun? Not too much time for fun as I tend to work alot.

What do you think is the qualifier that makes a person poor? I think it is not the same for every family.

Do your kids know you're poor? Too young.

What do they do after school? N/A

Do they get teased in school? N/A[/quote]

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