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I have a friend who ran into a world of financial trouble recently; multiple layoffs, death in the family, losing her home, etc etc.
She basically went from a very comfortable living to literally being homeless, in the span of a year. That isn't a very unique story anymore with the way the U.S has been the last few years, but it sucks to have seen it happen to someone I know.
When she started losing everything, one of her biggest hurdles was the sudden lack of communication. So I sent her my K2, told her about the free 3G and how she could access her Gmail acct. for free. That just made a huge difference for her. She was able to get back in touch with people and get things moving. She was able to access Facebook and arrange for a place to stay with another friend.
The Kindle was her sole form of communication for just shy of 4 months. It wasn't ideal or perfect, but it worked, and was worlds better than nothing at all. She just had her first day of work today after being unemployed for over a year. She is going to finally be able to get her life back in order, and she owes it to all the "fluff" in the Kindle that most people don't even use.
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