How does one stay positive while living in poverty?

[endlessabyss]

Answers will be well appreciated.

[todreaminblue]

when you have lived with nothing no food no shelter.....when a really bushy bush is attractive to sleep under.....you expect nothing and appreciate everything........money becomes a luxury........and you tend to share with those who have nothing because you have just a little something......deb

[endlessabyss]

when you have lived with nothing no food no shelter.....when a really bushy bush is attractive to sleep under.....you expect nothing and appreciate everything........money becomes a luxury........and you tend to share with those who have nothing because you have just a little something......deb

 

 

Thank you for this

[Koopa]

money does not buy happiness/can't buy me love/mo money mo problems.

 

I guess when you have nothing you learn to appreciate what you have.

 

However in the words of the great Daniel Tosh "Money does not buy happiness, but it does buy a waverunner. Ever try to frown on a waverunner?"

[pie2]

You're thankful for what you have, and grateful because you know it could always be worse.

 

 

Not that I condone the extreme poverty in the world; it's really sad how much some have compared to how little others have (talking about extreme cases).

[thefooloftheyear]

As someone who lived in a very dysfunctional and poverty stricken household, I can tell you that it was VERY hard...

 

But I never lost hope....and I am fiercely competitive..

 

I watched people around me who weren't as sharp as I am do well and enjoy a more enriched life...I knew that if I just got a small break, that good things would eventually come...

 

In one decade I went from penniless to 7 figures...And it was never about being rich or having a lot of money...All i wanted was a full refrigerator and heat in the house...But everything fell into place..

 

I know it sounds cliche, but never give up...And always know that as bad as it is for you, there are people that have it a ton worse....I truly believe everyone has this inner fire, but for whatever reason they choose not to harness it...

 

Dont give up...Never....

 

I wish you well...

 

TFY

[FitChick]

I stopped my subscriptions to fashion and home decorating magazines. They had me yearning to buy things I couldn't afford, which made me unhappy.

 

Sometimes desperation drives creativity. You might become a successful entrepreneur doing something you love.