Could You Survive In Poverty?
Put a check by each item you know how to do.

1. I know which churches and sections of town have the best rummage sales
2. I know which rummage sales have "bag sales" and when
3. I know which grocery stores' garbage bins can be accessed for throw-away food
4. I know how to get someone out of jail
5. I know how to physically fight and defend myself physically
6. I know how to get a gun, even if I have a police record
7. I know how to keep my clothes from being stolen at the Laundromat
8. I know what problems to look for in a used car
9. I know how to live without a checking account
10. I know how to live without electricity and a phone
11. I know how to use a knife as scissors
12. I can entertain a group of friends with my personality and my stories
13. I know what to do when I don't have money to pay the bills
14. I know how to move in half a day
15. I know how to get and use food stamps or an electronic card for benefits
16. I know where the free medical clinics are
17. I am very good at trading and bartering
18. I can get by without a car
    

Could You Survive in Middle Class?
Put a check by each item you know how to do

1. I know how to get my children into Little League, piano lessons, soccer, etc.
2. I know how to properly set a table
3. I know which stores are most likely to carry the clothing brands my family wears
4. My children know the best name brands in clothing
5. I know how to order in a nice restaurant
6. I know how to use a credit card, checking account, and savings account - and I understand an annuity. I understand term life insurance, disability insurance, and 20/80 medical insurance policy, as well as house insurance, flood insurance, and replacement insurance.
7. I talk to my children about going to college
8. I know how to get one of the best interest rates on my new car loan
9. I know the difference among the principal, interest and escrow statements on my house payments.
10. I know how to help my children with their homework and do not hesitate to call the school if I need additional information
11. I know how to decorate the house for the different holidays
12. I know how to get a library card
13. I know how to use the different tools in the garage
14. I repair items in my house almost immediately when they break or know a repair service and call it.
    

Could You Survive in Wealth?
Put a check by each item you know how to do.

1. I can read a menu in French, English, and another language
2. I have several favorite restaurants in different countries of the world
3. I During the holidays, I know how to hire a decorator to identify the appropriate themes and items with which to decorate the house
4. I know who my preferred financial advisor, legal service, designer, domestic-employment service, and hairdresser are
5. I have at least two residences that are staffed and maintained
6. I know how to ensure confidentiality and loyalty from my domestic staff
7. I have at least two or three "screens" that keep people whom I do not wish to see away from me
8. I fly in my own plane, the company plane, or the Concorde
9. I know how to enroll my children in the preferred private schools
10. I know how to host the parties that "key" people attend
11. I am on the board of at least two charities
12. I know the hidden rules of the Junior League
13. I support or buy the work of a particular artist
14. I know how to read a corporate financial statement or analyze my own financial statements