poverty Tag Posts Index

Are We All Just Circling the Drain?

While I am well aware that the news media is filled with "tragic stories" because that's what sells subscriptions or secures page views, it feels like

Erika and Charlie Kirk Fairy Tale: "Have More Children Than You Can Afford" and "Leave the Finances to Your Husband"

When I was in the eighth grade my social studies teacher told me I was going to fail because I didn't have a notebook. He was unprepared for my response. I couldn't

OUR Economy vs. THE Economy

"Publicly published" economic updates abound, telling an unrealistically positive story that mostly seems to be completely disconnected from the reality

The Day I Realized Poverty Is Not Permanent

There was a time when I believed my circumstances would never change. Each day began with the same concerns: a lack of money, limited opportunities, and no clear

Daily Habits that will keep you poor

Let's avoid at all cost the following wrong practices , wrong mentalities and wrong ways of living and thinking that will certainly cause big troubles, poverty and

When I Went MAD! X Space

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux's 1 May 2026 Friday Night Live explains the animosities of the previously poor towards the current poor, friendship scars and victim

Memories of May Gone By

I sat outside for a while, "working" some stones I have found on the local beach during this past year... Although rather breezy, I could feel that breeze

WHERE IS NIGERIA HEADED

source Where is Nigeria headed, the economics situation of the country is getting out of hand as it is so bad that people are directly facing poverty. In my country

Poverty A Serious Problem

Hello everyone I hope all my dear friends and #freewriters community members will be fine.today my topic is Poverty is one of the biggest problems in the world.

Real estate opportunity: invest in my rent payments

Am I really going to post a public statement of my finances in order to find investors, as I promised in my previous post about calculated stable loans? Yes, I think

Fayetteville, a truly awful part of North Carolina

I normally write about how much I love my state of North Carolina and for the most part I believe that it is a wonderful place. We have a wide range of natural beauty,

THE DEBT TRAP: LIVING ON TOMORROW’S SALARY IN TODAY’S NIGERIA

image source The minimum wage in Nigeria is very low; it was recently increased from 30,000 Naira to 70,000 Naira per month, which is roughly equivalent to about

Poverty: More Than Just a Number

Whenever politicians bring up poverty, they usually make it sound like a math problem — all about income. You fall below a certain line? You’re poor. Above it?

Field Reflections: Observations from Bamenda to Njikwa – Community Challenges and a Call for Ideas

Dear Friends and Readers, Warm greetings to everyone reading this message today. After publishing my introductory post, I felt it was important not only to introduce

Children need a safe environment

In Mumbai sometimes when I am out on the road, there are these small children who are begging. Sometimes I help them and sometimes I do not. It's not that I do not

[Philippine's human rights violations] Martial Law Diaries, and other papers [corruption in the Philippines] #10/218

And so, while individual members of the AFP may not have any liking for the ruling elite (they may even hate these human leeches), at least they see to it that the

EMMY 'S LIFE chapter two

Image Source Weeks later, as life became more complicated, something shifted within Emmy. He took an honest look at himself and his family and said to himself, “My

Every Little Bit Matters!

What makes a difference, and what doesn't? Found myself pondering that question, following yesterday's post about food shopping. It is with some sadness (and maybe

Hope in a Small Bag: A Doctor’s Call to Heal the Forgotten in Rural Yemen

In the remote, dusty corners of rural Yemen, a simple plastic bag containing basic medicine is worth more than gold. It signifies the difference between suffering

The Florida Project: Poverty seen from the innocence of childhood

Source "There is no worse monster than the annihilation of childhood." I wish this phrase had occurred to me, but it belongs to one of my university