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The Positives of Poverty
A how-to guide to surviving broke
There was a time I would’ve told you my favorite store was the Nike or Polo outlet. However, now that I’m doing my best to survive off a writer and side hustlers salary — it’s without a doubt Dollar Tree and Dollar General.
I’ve fed myself for a week off of $11 worth of items from Dollar Tree. I mean, where else can you buy a decent sized loaf of whole wheat bread for a single George Washington? Not even Wal-mart has deals like that.
And unfortunately for me, even Wal-Mart has been a bit out of my price range as of late. I can’t really budget their doorbusters. I have to stay clear of even their clearance aisle for the time being. I’m managing though. About as well as a Wal-Mart manager does, anyway.
You can find brand-name boxes of cereal for a buck in Dollar Tree as well. Though you’ll only get a few bowls out of the super small but adorable looking box , It beats the knock offs. They usually taste like how poverty feels.
Though I do find other quality brand name items in The Tree, as I like to call it, you kind of have to be an off-brand kind of man or woman to really get down with their get down. It sucks at first but it keeps you humble and unhungry.
