Abe's Poverty Guide to Sunday, April 14, 2002 Adam Abernethy Table of Contents Introductionâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦..2 General Advice Why?............................................................3 Cheapest Route...........................................4 Begging Tipsâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦.............................5 Begging vs. Borrowing...............................6 Specific Advice Begging from Parents................................7 Begging from Friendsâ¦.............................9 Introduction Danger Signals You NEED this guide, if you have ever experienced one of the following...
⢠You can't scrape together the $20 minimum credit card payment each month.
⢠That great outfit you bought last week went out of style exactly three seconds after you paid for it and is now lying on your closet floor.
⢠You're using a credit card for necessities like hair gel and snacks because you have no cash.
⢠You have to avoid your friends at school because you owe them money.
⢠You've been reduced to begging your parents for chores in order to make money to pay off your bills.
⢠You had to pawn your CD player to pay for all those cool CDs you bought last month.
English: CD, DVD and SACD player.
English: Compact Disc player carousel for three CD...
English: A man begging on the streets of Haridwar,...⢠Your parents give you funny looks when you leave for school wearing a $500 leather jacket, but ask them for lunch money.
Warning Signals You SHOULD have this guide, if you have ever experienced one of these: ⢠You've really really wanted to go out one night, but simply couldn't find the money.
⢠The above, but you couldn't even afford to rent a movie, instead.
⢠You've ever given rolled coins to a gas attendant.
⢠Someone has asked you for a dollar, and you turned and said, "No, but can I have the quarter in your hand?" It is because of the poor misfortunate folks who have dealt with these symptoms, and the terrible image that they are portraying to the rest of the world that I have chosen to do a manual on how to live...