What I learned being poor

There is a quote that is often said, “Money can’t buy happiness.” The history behind this quote is somewhat vague. The earliest mention of money and happiness falls back to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. Rousseau mentioned in a 1750 writing: “Money buys everything, except morality and citizens.” Over the years, this has transformed to include several different nouns and phrases.

I grew up with loving parents who divorced when I was seven years old and within a rural area of Iowa. Following a move to a farm with my twin brother, my mother, and I, we…