On: John Scalzi: Being Poor (2005)

[shadowtree]

Being poor is living in an illegal cellar flat.

Being poor is wiping off the mold from your shoes before putting them on.

Being poor is buying second hand - unironically.

Being poor is working harder than your peers.

Being poor is not being able to fully relax, ever.

Being poor is a chip on your shoulder, that never goes away.

Being poor is a voice, deep within, saying nothing lasts, it is all an illusion, tomorrow you're back in the cellar.

Being poor never goes away. Being poor is being angry.

[five_dollars → shadowtree]

Minus the illegal flat(we had a dilapidated house), I could have written this exact thing.

I hope you got out like I did.

[shadowtree → five_dollars]

I did. But the thing deep within never goes away.