<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Picture a family that pawns its cooking pots each... > Picture a family that pawns its cooking pots each morning to pay the fare to work and buys them back each evening to make dinner. That image looks shockingly foreign, yet pawn shops, payday loans, and revolving credit card balances serve the same function in wealthier societies: a short buffer that lets people bend around living close to the edge. **Source:** [[livestreams/Beyond Hand-to-Mouth Exchange — Trust, Reciprocity, and Long-Horizon Value - Workbook|Beyond Hand-to-Mouth Exchange — Trust, Reciprocity, and Long-Horizon Value]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Picture a family that pawns its cooking pots each morning to pay the fare to work and buys them back each evening to make dinner. That image looks shockingly foreign, yet pawn shops, payday loans, and revolving credit card balances serve the same function in wealthier societies: a short buffer that lets people bend around living close to the edge.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-picture-family-pawns-living-close-edge ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->