Born on Third Base Pt. 1

Upon picking this book up and having no prior knowledge on Chuck Collins, I assumed it was about baseball.

Blonde moment- clearly it's not.

The writer starts out by sharing he is technically part of the one percent of the wealth in America. This makes me instantly skeptical of everything that he says (having experienced unflattering interactions with those of privilege). Yet, for a rich white guy from Michigan, you could tell he had somewhat of a different mindset from most. He was given an inheritance and he just decided to give it away to charity.

He was seen as idealistic from his parents, but along with giving away his money he was doing it for the experience. He wanted to understand what it felt like to live without a safety net. While working with a mobile home park after giving away the money, his house ironically burns down. He received an immediate response from the mobile home owners of food, love, and commitment (with a few shovels) and he felt like he was going to make it through. In a situation like that for someone of wealth, it wouldn't seem like a life-or-death scenario but simply an incredible inconvenience- yet Chuck saw it as neither of these but a lesson.