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I grew up in poverty and am legally blind. It was incredibly difficult to find any way of making any money at all. Seriously, it was very difficult just to get
by DubiousPusher 9y ago
I grew up in poverty and am legally blind. It was incredibly difficult to find any way of making any money at all. Seriously, it was very difficult just to get a $5.15/hr minimum wage job in Montana.
The strongest emotion I have felt to this day is the feeling that I would never get out of being poor.
To this day my nightmares are about losing my job, blowing through my emergency fund and not being able to find another job.
To this day, I don't buy beef at the grocery store. I can't bring myself to do it outside a special occasion. (Not saying I spend my money entirely wisely but that has stuck with me for some reason.)
- 35bge57dtjku 9y agoDon't you get SSI or something for being blind?
- DubiousPusher 9y agoYes, $500/mo is quite difficult to live on, even in Montana. And as soon as you start making any money, the support is rapidly withdrawn.
- em3rgent0rdr 9y ago> "as soon as you start making any money, the support is rapidly withdrawn" This is a valid criticism of income-based charity...there is little incentive to get over that initial hump.
- DubiousPusher 9y agoIt would be fine if the government could discover there's such a thing as continuous curves.