In addition to many valid comments here, i have to add that these things will work only as long as they are applied to a tiny minority of population. In essenc

In addition to many valid comments here, i have to add that these things will work only as long as they are applied to a tiny minority of population. In essence, there won't be so many ways to invest the $500 to make $90 a month, as mentioned in the article. When a tiny fraction of people get that money, they benefit. When everyone will, there won't be much to invest it into - just to spend, and poor will remain poor, because being poor is a matter of class, not money (something which is a no-brainer for Brits to understand, for example). It's not about what you do or even what you have, but of who you are. Sadly, there is almost no way to change it with $1000, or even $100,000.