I do have to agree with Peter on that last quote. When you have nothing and you get a check for $2,000, you don't need to worry about anything but survival with it. You spending 2k is a lot different than a misplaced person/family spending 2k. 3/4 of your 2k was spent on a car. These families don't need to worry about a car. There is MARTA for that. There are pleeeennnttttyyyyy of jobs on the bus/rail lines to get.

When I speak of survival, I speak on living off of TV dinners and either store brand cokes or Kool-Aid and some shit like that. Not going to Ruby Tuesday's or even to McDonald's. I know you can spend a lot more at McDonald's on the $Menu than you can to feed that same family from Wal-Mart for a week. Loafs of bread and TV dinners. may not like it, but it's about survival and coming up, right now. Not comfort. Later, QD.