https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/10/10/5-life-advantages-you-get-from-experiencing-poverty/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:19:41 -0400<![CDATA[Ever heard those &#8220;I had to walk five miles to school in the snow, uphill, both ways&#8221; stories from your parents? I have, too. Of course, my father&#8217;s stories were real. He grew up poor. Very poor. I&#8217;m talking soda and peanut butter were considered luxuries poor. Like wearing clothes with holes in them that two of his brothers had already grown out of poor. Like putting feathers in a corncob and tossing it in the air so he had something to play with because his parents couldn’t afford to buy him any toys poor.]]>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:36:48 -0400<![CDATA[John Hawkins]]>https://pjmedia.com/john-hawkins/2012/10/10/5-life-advantages-you-get-from-experiencing-poverty-n142845