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["Gloria Morris" <gloriamorris59 AT gmail.com>]

I think there are plenty of poor people who don't have good survival skills.
I've worked professionally with a large number of extremely poor people over
the course of my career. I recall talking with one young man who was in
desperate need of a job. He did not have decent interview clothes. I
suggested that he go to Good Will or the Salvation Army, or, better yet, an
upscale resale shop. He had enough money to outfit himself well at such a
store, but not enough to buy new. He looked at me like I had two heads - it
was a completely foreign concept to him. I told him that I was wearing a
business outfit that I obtained at an upscale resale store for a total of
less than $10 for the outfit. It was a completely new and foreign concept to
him.
Gloria

On 11/16/06, VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> I think there a are lot of people who would never
> think of just going to the store and buying potatos or
> beans and living on that.  Guess it is part of the
> "out of the box" thinking even if suggested to them I
> think vary few people would see that as a possibility.