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    9 Things Poor People Have To Pay for That Rich People Don’t

    Being poor means paying more for basic needs, from bank fees to groceries. Here's how poverty makes everyday life more expensive.

    Being poor is expensive. Not in the flashy, big-spender kind of way, but in the quiet, relentless drip of costs that add up simply because you don’t have the cushion to avoid them. From banking fees that punish low balances…