August 24, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When someone hears the statement “I wanted to be poor,” they might twist up their face in confusion before thinking to themselves who would ever want to be poor? Interestingly however, there are many people who aspire to be poor without even knowing it. I often tell the story of how I became acutely aware of  the household finances after my parents separated. I would carry the food stamps card, walk my mom’s (often late) rent payments over to property management and shop for deals in the supermarket. I go … Continue reading 5 Lessons I Learned About Entrepreneurship By Overcoming Poverty