Low Income vs. Poor

Hubby and I are a low income family, sometimes we're even poor.

I make this distinguishment a lot, for a good reason.

Being low income doesn't mean that you have to be poor.

The definition of low income is a family that is supported by an income or incomes that are below average. The average adjusted gross income for the state we live in is $51,000. Hubby and I make significantly less than that. In fact the poverty level income for my area is $15,730 (for a family of two); we make more than that but are closer to the poverty line than the average income.

Poor is defined as not having enough money for the basic things that people need to live properly.

We have enough money for the basic things that we need to live (food, shelter, sanitation, ect.) and things that are really nice to have but not essential (internet, Hulu). So while low income, most of the time we're not poor.