Do people escape poverty? Sure. But it's not just a matter of hard work and clean living. Luck — good luck, or, more importantly, lack of bad luck — has a big role to play as well.
When You’re Poor, Life’s Little Annoyances Actually Ruin Your Life
Excerpted from Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America by Linda Tirado. Out now from Putnam. I once lost a whole truck over a few hundred bucks. It had been towed, and when I called the company they told me they’d need a few hundred dollars for the fee. I…
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