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Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25 and the Search for the American Dream by Adam Shepard
Here's a young college graduate who voluntarily becomes homeless to see if he can make it out of poverty. He refuses to use any of his academic credentials, nor does he beg for money or use services that others are not at liberty to use. He sets some short-term goals that will provide him with a stepping stone to improve his life, long-term. He spends 2 1/2 months in a homeless shelter and describes the grotesque conditions in his book. At the end of his experiment, he is able to obtain employment with a moving company, purchase a car, have $5,000 in a bank account, and was able to acquire an apartment which he and a roommate furnished. It proves that the American Dream is not dead, and people can still make it out of poverty if they just make responsible decisions.
Here's a young college graduate who voluntarily becomes homeless to see if he can make it out of poverty. He refuses to use any of his academic credentials, nor does he beg for money or use services that others are not at liberty to use. He sets some short-term goals that will provide him with a stepping stone to improve his life, long-term. He spends 2 1/2 months in a homeless shelter and describes the grotesque conditions in his book. At the end of his experiment, he is able to obtain employment with a moving company, purchase a car, have $5,000 in a bank account, and was able to acquire an apartment which he and a roommate furnished. It proves that the American Dream is not dead, and people can still make it out of poverty if they just make responsible decisions.