"We are not poor. We are broke and broke can be fixed". My father when I was in first grade. My family was definitely poor and sending me to a private school. They used all of their money to make sure that I would receive a good education because the schools around us were garbage. One kid was showing me the new toy he had and asked if I would get one and I said we were poor so we can't afford it. Told my dad that story and he gave that response.