The Carr Report: You might be ‘Broke’ or end up ‘Broke’ if…

I liken social media to stand-up comedy. You can test various jokes or ideas and get instant feedback.& When I returned to writing, my first published article was, “How can you be Bored and Broke.” I shared the article on social media.& Article did numbers. I’ve shared several articles and memes since then.& I have yet to duplicate those numbers.& Recently I shared a meme on social media. It was titled, “Why some People stay Broke.”& This meme did so well and sparked so much conversation within a group of 78,000 members, they took it down. This experience made me look back at various subject matters that I posted on social media.& I notice, every time I mention the work “Broke,” it generated massive feedback—both positive and negative.& What’s a writer to do? “Double-Up and Double Down!”& I mentioned the word “Broke” twice in the title of this article.& When I was a kid, we use to joke around saying, “you might be ghetto if…..” We’d name something funny we’ve observed that you can only appreciate in the hood. We’re going to do something similar in this article. But first, let’s define “Broke” and distinguish it from “Poor.”& Ric Edelman...