Cracked.com: 5 Ways The Middle Class is Taught to Despise the Poor

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29. No, it's not. And there is more that was not mentioned.

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Information that is useful for surviving poverty:

Telephone book paper can substitute for toilet paper, but only for a few days at a time - it clogs the toilet.

Paper bags are not as good as plastic bags for carrying your belongings, as the paper will weaken if it gets even slightly damp or if you have anything with edges in the bag.

Raw peeled potatoes taste almost like like apples, and they also have vitamins.

Corn and beans eaten together form a complete protein, so they can substitute for animal products indefinitely.

Plastic-wrapped Granola bars are almost indestructible, and, if you are really hungry, they taste wonderful!

Athlete's foot can be combatted by soaking your feet in bleach water each night. Best to start at the first sign, as thee eventual cracks will render this treatment very painful.

Hair can be washed with bar soap, if you don't apply the bar directly to your hair but instead create soap foam between your hands. Best if done with warm water.

Salt can be substituted for toothpaste, if put on a wet brush.

One hot dog can feed five people, if you slice it very finely and mix it with rice.

A store is more likely to let you put ONE more carton of milk and ONE more loaf of bread on an already swollen bill if you send your small child in to do it. Also if they know you get paid the next day.

Cardboard boxes can be cut up to make new soles for shoes with holes in the bottom, thus extending the life of the shoe for months.

Cold nights are more survivable if you have a layer of waterproof material with two more layers of thick material under you.

Milk can be watered down. It is best to do this before the carton is half full.

A refrigerator can be created by sticking a strong box out the window and shutting the sash to hold it in place. In the winter, you do not even need to put a bowl of ice in there.

It is possible to live for most of the year on three plain slices of bread per day. By the way, many cafeterias throw out the end slices of bread loaves, so you can feed yourself by looking through their dumpsters when nobody is looking.

It is possible to live for most of the year on two plain baked potatoes per day. By the way, most stores will charge less for potatoes with large rotten spots, which you can then cut out and eat the rest of the potato safely.

I have to go now, but I bet there are many people who know even more such survival tricks.