[…] Why Poor People Do Dumb Things? […] […] The poor borrow more, save less, smoke more, exercise less, drink more, and eat less healthfully. Offer money management training and the poor are the last to sign up. When responding to job ads, the poor often write the worst applications and show up at interviews in the least professional attire. […] Why Do the Poor Make Such Poor Decisions? — Utopia for Realists Our efforts to combat poverty are often based on a misconception: that the poor must pull themselves up out of the mire. But a… medium.com|De Rutger Bregman