Being broke is not about not being able to afford going to the movies or taking a long road trip, buying snacks at Schnucks or going to fancy restaurants.
Being broke is about not being able to go to the doctor because you can't afford the co-pay, doing your grocery shopping with cash at the dollar tree, using all of your penny's, scheduling your route according to conserving gas, not knowing how you're going to be able to pay your bills until the last minute, taking odd jobs from strangers and friends, going on an involuntary diet because food costs too much, gaining weight because the only food you can afford is pasta and dollar chicken sandwiches at Wendy's, drinking more water just so you're less hungry, taking a job an hour away even if that means you work the first hour for free because that's how much the gas cost, putting strains on good relationships because you're so stressed out, being completely unable to take a day off, buying one ply toilet paper, sucking up your pride to accept money from family and being broke is doing the happy dance when you find a three dollar gift card in an old wallet.
