Monday, November 10, 2014
The Working Poor
"If we have nothing, we have each other." I absolutely love that chapter seven started out with this quote by a mother of three kids named Kara. As important and necessary as money is in this world, it does not create happiness. I think that is an important message not only throughout this book but in life. Close to all of the stories I've read so far in this book have not exactly been on the happier side but in most cases, the subjects of the stories stay positive. I thought it was very interesting reading the part about the family's check being paid for when they went out for dinner. Instead of being excited and grateful like I had thought she would be, Kara got angry and seemed a little embarrassed. Each chapter makes me feel more grateful for all of the opportunities I've had and will continue to have in my life.
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I agree that this text does make you appreciate what you have. Reading this book makes me realize that I was way more fortunate than I realized. I was under the impression that if your parents didn't have a house when you were born, then you were poor. I didn't take into consideration that we did live in a nice condo, get to vacation, have two nice cars, etc. Reading this text makes me think of what I did have and not what I didn't have. I'd be full of crap to say that I can't relate to some of this stuff, because I'm a mom and I'm still in college, but I am lucky enough that I won't have to worry about owing anyone anything when I graduate (because I have scholarships covering my tuition) and some of the people we read about made attempts to go to school and ended up in debt that they couldn't repay. This text is an eye-opener, I am a little more appreciative for what I have after having read it.
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