Frankly, lists like this always come off as sanctimonious, probably because they're written by people who have never experienced any degree of poverty for any length of time. Everything has costs and benefits. Yes, you could cut down on your data plan for your cell phone (though, for most people who I've known who…

The thing that kind of irked me about this list, and that I get told countless times and I hear countless times as advice given to other fellow poors, is "if you can't afford anything, you should move." While yes that would be fantastic, the cost to move is really expensive. Most places ask for first and last month…