My heart breaks when my friends conflate the two terms: understanding the difference between ‘broke’ and ‘poor’ is the first step toward building a more equitable societyI used to have money. Thankfully, my employers allowed me flexible office time, so I could work from home part of the day and take my child to appointments and therapies, all of which cost money – money that was slowly slipping through my fingers. When I was wheeled out of the operating room after a second surgery, my first thought was: how will I afford food this week? When I reflect on our life now, I can see we are often broke, but not poor. Let’s keep this conversation going until there are proper safety nets in place for when bad things happen and more people are pushed from broke to poor.

Source: The Guardian March 12, 2019 09:00 UTC