Would You Trade Places to be Poor?

The truth is that we are all vulnerable. Each one of us is a moment away from a broken heart, a tragic death in the family, a lost job, or debilitating health. Today we may be happy, and tomorrow it can all tumble and crash with just one phone call.

Depending upon the circumstances, we could be struggling at any moment. We could be poor or homeless. No one wants or tries to be poor. It happens when things go the wrong way and we lose a job or income. Then what do we do? We just don’t think about these situations too much until it happens. And we are suddenly thrust into it.

Read this interesting article from the Washington Post, about a family who was doing well and then everything crashed down around them:

“This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps”