Being below the poverty line is a startling reality for 45 million Americans - it's a challenge many are familiar with. Our guest, Femme Frugality, discusses the psychology, solutions, and problems with poverty and government assistance.

In this episode we discuss:

2:00 – Femme's backstory, living at the poverty level, and her experience with overcoming poor 5:10 – Remembering where we came from and how we got to where we are today 14:10 – Welfare requirements 26:10 – Government subsidization of minimum wage workers with tax credits 37:20 – How education can help you with overcoming poor 53:20 – Femme's plans for the future

Enjoy!