Hi @sam99
For me, I don't think Christians needs to be poor to follow Jesus.
The Bible says in 2 Cor 8:9 9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
Christians are to be humble even in riches. It is God's will that we prosper and be in health even as our soul prospers.
It's doesn't mean that we have to poor in wealth to follow Jesus. I mean we have to help poor people from our heart.