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Being Poor | Whatever Whatever DIGITAL CONTENT FROM ANALOG PEOPLE Being Poor Posted on September 3, 2005 Posted by John Scalzi 571 Comments Being poor is knowing exactly how much everything costs. Being poor is getting angry at your kids for asking for all the crap they see on TV. Being poor is having to keep buying $800 cars because they’re what you can afford, and then having the cars break down on you, because there’s not an $800 car in America that’s worth a damn. Being poor is hoping the toothache goes away. Being poor is knowing your kid goes to friends’ houses bu
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