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Yep. Just consider yourself lucky. By Ms. Acosta’s calculation, the couple earned about $25,000 last year, nearly all of it in cash. And while it is nearly $2,000 above the official poverty line for a family of four nationally, it is hardly enough to meet their basic needs. By the time they pay for rent, gas, phone, electricity and food, they have spent about $2,000 a month, Ms. Acosta said. Her husband is still looking for work; in the winter months they relied mostly on whatever she could make selling cosmetics and costume jewelry door to door. Their lives reflect the contradictions of many living on the edge. They have a 2001 Jeep Cherokee, a small flat-screen television and a few remaining pieces of jewelry. They don’t have health insurance or any savings, and they have not bought new clothes for nearly two years.
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