True Life › Ep. Poverty

Imagine struggling to pay for every meal you eat or pair of jeans you need to buy. But that's the reality for the over 46 million Americans who are currently living beneath the poverty line. On this episode of True Life, you'll meet two young people who are doing all they can to escape from these dire straits for good.

Quincy used to sell drugs to make ends meet. But after a stint in jail, he's vowed to go legit. Now he's having trouble supporting his new wife and baby on his minimum wage job. Can Quincy stay on the straight and narrow - or will he find the temptation to make easy cash hustling too powerful to resist?

16-year-old Courtney and her family are about to get evicted from their home because they're behind in the rent. What's more, mom's excessive couponing is draining whatever meager funds they have left. Can Courtney figure out a way to keep her family afloat -- or will they be forced to live on the street?

Dollars are scarce and the bills keep piling up. Can they get by? Find out next on True Life: Find out on True Life: I'm Working my Way out of Poverty.