Tag: Poverty

Play a Game to Find Pathways Out of Poverty

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The Institute For The Future has just launched a new game which has a social mission at its core. The Catalyze for Change game aims to find thousands of new pathways out of poverty -- and they're looking for people like you to play -- but it only lasts for 48 hours. Read more »

Mashed Sandwiches and Empty Water Bottles

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How the "automatic pariah-status" of living car-free liberated Corbyn Hightower's family. Read more »

I'm Too Lazy to Write This Piece

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"Now Mom, I'm going to have you sit on the floor in front of the hearth. Sisters, can you sit on either side of your mom? Put your hand on her shoulder, there . . . that's it. Read more »

Princely Produce on a Pauper's Budget

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Sometimes I think we are the only family at the grocery store that buys collard greens and kale. We go through the line and, inevitably, the checker has to look up the code on her laminated cheat sheet. Read more »

Talking About the Debbies

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In the latest entry in her recession diaries, Corbyn Hightower takes a look at how children understand poverty. Read more »

Fallout Shelter

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Here’s a piece of information about myself I didn’t know before: never leave me alone with a pair of cuticle nippers while in a nervous mental state.
The other day, I published a piece for shareable.net about dumpster diving. Read more »

Eating Rich, Living Poor: DIY Food By Necessity

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Tomato Soup

1 yellow onion
2 cans of cannellini beans
6 tomatoes
½ cup of white wine or apple juice
½ tsp each of salt, pepper, and oregano

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