Alex Lugo didn’t have the most ideal childhood, but he always made the best out of it. His father left when he was only 11 years old, forcing Alex to bag groceries to help make ends meet.
There were times he even lived without water and electricity. After joining the United States Marine Corps, and getting involved in the financial markets, Alex finally reached one of his lifelong dreams.
Alex Lugo is a thirty-year-old, born in Bronx, New York and raised in San German, Puerto Rico. When Alex was three years old his family moved to Puerto Rico. When his father left, he, his brother, and mother had no source of income.
Alex wanted to help in any way he could, so he started bagging groceries, only making three to five dollars a day. Alex went months without electricity and water in their apartment, but it never stopped him from being grateful. Alex said,
“My mother was and will forever be a super mom to me. I saw her go days without eating so me and my brother could share a sandwich together. I’ve always had it in my mind that I have to make it for my mom.”
When Alex was sixteen,