You can get a job at McDonalds making minimum wage to start and raise a family. Not the conditions that anyone would ideally want to live in but at least provide an environment so that the next generation will succeed. Again, my dad came to this country with nothing and drove a town car around for 16 hours a day. I remember being embarrassed going to school during the holidays because of the looks I got when I said I didn't get anything for the holidays. I used to get made fun of for wearing worn down payless shoes. But, I went to school everyday and got an education and now I'm doing well for myself. There is no reason why anyone can't do the same for their children. My dad is not special. He is not entrepreneurial. He is not educated. He just decided to work all the time so that his kids could have something better than he had. At the same time I realized what he was doing. I never had a mother growing up. I could have easily skipped school and not cared at all. Thats not what I wanted.
At some point the sacrifice has to be made.