Not having food, clothes, shelter, money or work. This means living a lower quality of life than the average person. Poverty can be a lifestyle choice. They may spend all their money on fancy materialistic items rather than on meeting basic human needs. Tressie McMillan Cottom's article, “The Logic of the Poor Poor,” explains that there are two types of poor people. The one who tries to be acceptable and the one who tries to be presentable. “…‘Acceptable’ is having access to a limited set of rewards granted upon joining a group (Cottom 4).” Cottom believes that people living in poverty should strive to appear acceptable rather than presentable. Being acceptable is the logical way to live in poverty. It's actually about trying to become better rather than just trying to be the bare minimum desired by society. People living in poverty are generally seen as not knowing how to manage their money because most people living in poverty spend their money on expensive cars and accessories. They buy these expensive items to make it seem like they're not expensive.