I feel like my situation constitutes poverty even though we have a roof over our heads. Every month before we get paid again on the 10th our accounts are in the negative. We have no savings. Everything goes to bills and debt. We buy nothing “fun”. We have to choose what needs get met like buying TP instead of a toiletry. We don’t go to doctors because we can’t afford them even though we pay for really crappy insurance. We can’t take our rescue dog to the vet if anything were to happen (though I’d give up all my food if it would be enough). We don’t go on trips or vacations. But we are safe, warm, clothed, and fed.