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Working Poor

w0nderer

(1,937 posts)

2. so far decent definition

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 04:34 AM

Oct 2015

6...as long as it's student loans, if it's house/car/boat/plane payments (overspending) it's another thing

and
7
DID you capitalize on a large amount?
keeping a $500.000 house with $10 savings doesn't make you working poor
you have a lot

so 8 should apply to 1-7

i'd like to hear more
and still also DU doesn't have a group (past poverty) for homeless and similar
should we adopt them or not?

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I know a few homeless people that are working poor [View all] w0nderer Oct 2015 OP

Hmm. PatrickforO Oct 2015 #1

so far decent definition w0nderer Oct 2015 #2

I think we should accept anyone that Melurkyoulongtime Oct 2015 #3

I agree with this. ladyVet Oct 2015 #4