Can You Survive in Poverty, Middle Class, and Wealth?

[SuchSweetSadism]

So no one knows these hidden Junior League rules?

D:  

[Arcanas]

apparently not...

The only thing with WIC though Linny, unless you're having a kid, or already have one, you don't qualify ^_^

also, in my time working at a grocery store, there are a lot of people who use WIC, with out understanding how it all even works. At least, that they let on. And then they hold up the line, because they want the name brand cheese, even though it's more expensive than their allotted amount, and then the bagger has to go and get the store brand cheese, and blah blah blah.  

[AlcoholicPancake]

Arcanas

apparently not...

The only thing with WIC though Linny, unless you're having a kid, or already have one, you don't qualify ^_^

also, in my time working at a grocery store, there are a lot of people who use WIC, with out understanding how it all even works. At least, that they let on. And then they hold up the line, because they want the name brand cheese, even though it's more expensive than their allotted amount, and then the bagger has to go and get the store brand cheese, and blah blah blah.

WIC generally only helps women, too.. So he wouldn't really have a chance at getting that. EBT though he could get as long as the household income was low enough to where they couldn't really get by without it.  

[Matrias Fierno]

Sentama Lin

Could You Survive In Poverty?

• I know which churches and sections of town have the best rummage sales.
  
• I know which rummage sales have bag sales and when.
  
• I know which grocery stores' garbage bins can be accessed for thrown-away food.
  
• I know how to get someone out of jail.
  
• I know how to physically fight and defend myself physically.
  
• I know how to get a gun, even if I have a police record.
  
• I know how to keep my clothes from being stolen at the Laundromat.
  
• I know what problems to look for in a used car.
  
• I know how to live without electricity and a phone.
  
• I know how to use a knife as scissors.
  
• I can entertain a group of friends with my personality and my stories.
  
• I know what to do when I don't have money to pay the bills.
  
• I know how to move in half a day.
  
• I know how to get and use food stamps or an electronic card for benefits.
  
• I know where the free medical clinics are.
  
• I am very good at trading and bartering.
  
• I can get by without a car.
  

Could You Survive In Middle Class?

• I know how to get my children into Little League, piano lessons, soccer, etc.
  
• I know how to properly set a table.
  
• I know which stores are most likely to carry the clothing brands my family wears.
  
• My children know the best name brands in clothing.
  
• I know how to order in a nice restaurant.
  
• I know how to use a credit card, checking account, and savings account—and I understand an annuity. I understand term life insurance, disability insurance, and 20/80 medical insurance policy, as well as house insurance, flood insurance, and replacement insurance.
  
• I talk to my children about going to college.
  
• I know how to get one of the best interest rates on my new-car loan.
  
• I understand the difference among the principal, interest, and escrow statements on my house payment.
  
• I know how to help my children with their homework and do not hesitate to call the school if I need additional information.
  
• I know how to decorate the house for the different holidays.
  
• I know how to get a library card.
  
• I know how to use most of the tools in the garage.
  
• I repair items in my house almost immediately when they break—or know a repair service and call it in.
  

Could You Survive In Wealth?

• I can read a menu in French, English, and another language.
  
• I have several favourite restaurants in different countries in the world.
  
• During the holidays, I know how to hire a decorator to identify the appropriate themes and items with which to decorate the house.
  
• I know who my preferred financial advisor, legal service, designer, domestic-employment service, and hairdresser are.
  
• I have at least two residences that are staffed and maintained.
  
• I know how to ensure confidentiality and loyalty from my domestic staff.
  
• I have at least two or three screens that keep people whom I do not wish to see away from me.
  
• I fly in my own plane or the company plane.
  
• I know how to enroll my children in the preferred private schools.
  
• I know how to host the parties that key people attend.
  
• I am on the boards of at least two charities.
  
• I know the hidden rules of the Junior League.
  
• I support or buy the work of a particular artist.
  
• I know how to read a corporate financial statement and analyse my own financial statements.
  

Whelp, I guess I'm alright for now. College will teach me a little more of that stuff, right?  

[Arcanas]

Well, that's a given, considering WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children.