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Everything is done in cash for the most part. Don't get me wrong most live on little or nothing. I would never be able to make on the small amount of money most have coming in. If you would like a good read check out this book "A Framework for Understanding Poverty" by Ruby K. Payne.

Yet the Survey of Consumer Finances, which asks respondents for their bank account balance, found the share of households who have less than $400 in their checking or savings accounts was closer to 20%. Having spent the last 10 years of my career working for Habitat for Humanity. I can tell you...