One out of every three North Texans doesn't have enough money to weather a financial storm that lasts 90 days. It could be a medical emergency, an eviction, a job loss. It's called asset poverty.
Here are the stories of four North Texas families.
 | A KERA News Digital Project byCourtney Collins, Eric Aasen and Dane Walters |
Shirley Martin, age 73, still works as a Walmart greeter five days a week. Photo/Dane Walters
Shirley Martin, a retiree, rents out rooms in her home to bring in enough money. Photo/Dane Walters
"I've been cooking, oh my God, 50 years or longer," Shirley Martin says. "And still cooking, honey!" Photo/Dane Walters
Natalie Berquist says that having to move out has been tough on Samuel, who's 4. Photo/Dane Walters
Natalie Berquist lives in a small apartment with her 4-year-old son, Samuel. Photo/Dane Walters
Schnique Dory teaches a GED class twice a week on top of a full time teaching job at Benbrook Middle School. Photo/Dane Walters
Schnique Dory says the pastors at Trinity Harvest Church help ease the "stresses and strains of life." Photo/Dane Walters
Elizabeth Madrid and her 2-year-old moved in with her parents after husband Isac died in February 2014. Photo/Lara Solt
Bottles and bottles of pills: Isac Madrid with the myriad medications he takes each day. Photo/Dane Walters
Isac Madrid met with Dr. Estil Vance at Texas Oncology. Photo/Dane Walters
A health crisis sent the Madrid family of Rockwall into a financial crisis. Photo/Dane Walters
Isac Madrid shows recent scars from a liver transplant and a spleen removal. Photo/Dane Walters
