We try to teach our children to appreciate the small things, and they do. Instinctively, they know they can share with others who have even less. When my children babysit or do occasional errands for money, they put their maaser into the tzedoka box without being reminded. When they pass a beggar on the street, they will put a coin in his cup. In return, they get a blessing and feel blessed and rewarded.
Poverty is simply a state of mind.
We don't think of ourselves as poor. It's just that we don't have much money. In Torah and mitzvos , we feel quite rich, with a healthy balance in the Bank that Counts and gives Interest. We also have the privilege of living in Ir Hakodesh , fulfilling a most precious dream of our ancestors. I recall a story I heard shortly before we made aliya.