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“It is only the poor who pay cash, and that not from virtue, but because they are refused credit.”

Poor Money Business Pay Poverty Virtue Credit Cash Riches And Poors

Author:Anatole France

“Do not fret under such assistance as is needful; therein lies one great grace of poverty. It were overambitious to aim at being poor without suffering any inconvenience, in other words, to have the credit of poverty and the convenience of riches.”

Lying Suffering Poor Poverty Grace Aim Credit Riches Assistance Convenience Inconvenience Alms

Book:Introduction to the Devout Life

Source: Introduction to the Devout Life

“If we are looking for one single action which will enable the poor to overcome their poverty, I would go for credit. Money is power. I have been arguing that credit should be accepted as a human right. If we can come up with a system which allows everybody access to credit while ensuring excellent repayment - I can give you a guarantee that poverty will not last long.”

“Confronted with the unhappy facts of exclusion, we sometimes reassure ourselves by telling stories: the poor boys who made it, theblacks who became a "credit to their race," the women elected to high office, the handicapped who made "useful contributions" to our society.... Just as we believe in the self-sufficient family, we also believe that any child with enough grit and ability can escape poverty and make a rewarding life. But these stories and beliefs clearly reflect the exceptions.”

Source: All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure

“Imagine you waking up tomorrow and you can't get a bank account; you can't get a credit union account. Everything has gone away and you're now living in poverty.”

Poverty Gone Imagine Tomorrow Accounts Wake Up Unions Credit Waking Bank Accounts Gone Away Credit Unions

Author:Suze Orman

“If you're in poverty and all you have is a debit card or a prepaid card or you pay in cash, it does not report to a credit bureau. If it doesn't report to a credit bureau, it cannot create a credit score for yourself.”

Ifs Doe Pay Poverty Credit Cards Reports Score Cash Debit Debit Cards Credit Scores

Author:Suze Orman

“Money is a poor man's credit card.”

Men Poor Poverty Credit Cards No Money Credit Card Poor Man Time And Money

Book:Understanding media: the extensions of man

Source: Understanding media: the extensions of man