We were all dirt poor, and he was the only one who had money.
While they live in opulence, the destitute and dirt poor live nearby in crowded, filthy tenements.
He would later say he was dirt poor and that as late as 1951 the family did not own a telephone.
She has described her family as being dirt poor.
Bowden described being met by warmth and elaborate courtesy by the two released men, who he described as uneducated, unworldly, and dirt poor.
Simmons says the family was dirt poor, scraping by on bread and milk.
