Poor - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/poor en Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:30:00 -0500 <![CDATA[I Was Technically Homeless For Six Months While Paying Off Debt]]>

I had no concrete plans when I left my lease renewal unsigned. All I had was a personal belief that I wouldn’t end up living on the train.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/i-was-technically-homeless-for-six-months-while-paying-off-debt http://www.xojane.com/issues/i-was-technically-homeless-for-six-months-while-paying-off-debt Issues Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:30:00 -0500 Nikki Yeager <![CDATA[It Happened to Me: I Was Rejected From Food Stamps]]>

I'm poor enough that I have to choose between food and toilet paper, but not poor enough for food stamps, apparently.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/it-happened-me-i-was-rejected-food-stamps http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/it-happened-me-i-was-rejected-food-stamps It Happened To Me Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:00:24 -0400 Caroline S <![CDATA[Culture Clash: On Being a Poor Kid at an Expensive College]]>

When I filed my student aid application, we got audited because they didn’t believe it was possible for people to survive on so little money.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/college-and-culture-clash http://www.xojane.com/issues/college-and-culture-clash Issues Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:00:19 -0500 s.e. smith