living on hardly anything

After reading the nickel and dimed essay makes me thankful that I don't have to live like that. Sure Americans our age work low wage jobs when in school. Yes, there are people in the real world who make a living off 7 dollars a hour but some have could of done alot better. I'm sure nobody has a dream of living out of a van all their lives. Some people say once your rich you stay that way and if your poor you also stay poor. I don't agree with that statement, you always hear the rags to riches stories that get you pumped. Overall I say that if your on the bottom you can improve yourself to make a name for yourself.