Ironic, then, that poverty greatly hampers the ability to follow nos. 1 and 2. Full-time employment increasingly requires a college education, which not only r

Ironic, then, that poverty greatly hampers the ability to follow nos. 1 and 2. Full-time employment increasingly requires a college education, which not only requires high school, but is increasingly expensive as well. I've known several promising people who, rather than undertake loans, simply dropped out and took a few part-time jobs to help their families with immediate needs. Not to say that the rules can't be followed or don't help, but poverty is a trap and it's not correct to invert these rules - that is, to say "you're struggling so clearly you didn't do the right things" is wrong.