For those living in what they consider a current poverty situation: have any of you consciously chosen your predictament for a greater or good cause?

For those living in what they consider a current poverty situation: have any of you consciously chosen your predictament for a greater or good cause?
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My mum lives paycheck to paycheck with bills stacking up on every side of her and no way to pay them down…she does it so me and my sister can go to the colleges of our choosing and I love her for it, somebody i’ll repay her any way I can.
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