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People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers)

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In America, nearly 11 million children are poor. That’s 1 in 7 kids, who make up almost one-third of all people living in poverty in this country. After growing up, none of those kids take things for granted, and they can clearly see the obvious prerogatives that the privileged and rich are lucky to have.

So when someone posed a question to people “who grew up poor, what do you associate with being rich?” on r/AskReddit, it immediately turned into an eye-opening thread. Below we selected some of the most interesting and thought-provoking responses that make us question simple things like going to Disneyland, buying new, not used furniture, and not having to dread grocery shopping.

Scroll down below, and after you’re done, be sure to check out our previous post with small subtle things about wealthy people that scream they are insanely rich.

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#1

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Eating pizza because you want to not because it's $2. That and mom eating along with us normally instead of pretending that the crust is her favorite part and that's why she'd eat the crust we leave.

DirtySingh , Jordan Nix Report

Final score:

224points

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#2

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) There's a line from Nick in new girl that describes being well off as 'filling your gas tank up all the way rich.' That was the rich I wanted to be. Comfortable. Also not having to do math in the grocery store to see what food you can buy.

Top_Confidence_9177 , Wassim Chouak Report

Final score:

214points

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#3

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Vacations that weren't visiting family.

lastcallface , Ibiza Ibiza Ibiza Report

Final score:

205points

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Bored Panda reached out to the Redditor Awkward_Name5898 who said that “being able to buy something you need without having to ask yourself how badly you need it” is something they associate with being rich.

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When asked what was the hardest part of growing up poor, the Redditor was honest to say that it was the “feeling like you’ve failed, you think you’ll always be poor and won’t be able to get yourself out of that situation.” They also added that “as a kid, I remember feeling like a burden and that was hard to deal with.”

#4

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Having enough money to go to a psychologist for mental health.

Tofutofu12 , Nik Shuliahin Report

Final score:

195points

Caro Caro 3 years ago

This is infuriating that people who need help don't recieve it because it's unaffordable.

93points

Paul Davis 3 years ago

mental health care is even further behind other health care...way too many people think mental health problems are imaginary or a sign of moral weakness.

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Ellis Reed 3 years ago

It's absolutely heartbreaking. And then people on here like to smugly point out that they CAN afford it in their country while most Americans can't, as if we all choose to have it be like this and it isn't politicians on both sides being paid off to keep it that way.

6points

Bob Cakin 3 years ago

Welcome to America... that's practically everyone! For mental health issues... and for physical health issues too! I noticed when people criticize universal healthcare... they love to talk about wait times! And how America has the best wait times! Yet they never consider that maybe America's wait times are shorter because less people are able to afford it which means more people just simply never see a doctor for anything and hope things just work themselves out. That's the reality of America. When people brag about America's "wait times", this is essentially what they are bragging about: "America prices the majority of people out of healthcare which means less people seeking help Less people seeking help means shorter lines. Shorter lines means shorter wait times! With this innovative approach, America created a groundbreaking system where we sacrifice poor people to die so rich people can get marginally faster care! Hell yeah!"

4points

Casey Burns 3 years ago

God yes. It sucks. 100$ an hour is just too much. I'll deal with my demons taking big chunks of my mental health then big chunks of my wallet.

3points

NoodleBear 3 years ago

Thankfully the college I’m going to (BYUI) gives free counseling/therapy to students as long as they are taking over 6 credits. And tuition is affordable too!

2points

ZAPanda 3 years ago

free public healthcare is still on the "to do" list of a lot of countries.

2points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I am thankful that we live in Australia where we have Medicare and are also on low income Health Care Cards, but psychologists are still more expensive than regular medical appointments. My mum has always prioritised health though and still pays for my sisters psych.

1point

Tom De Paul 1 year ago

There is entire community mental health system that is free for low-income/Medicaid recipients.

0points

J.Taylor 3 years ago

Totally agree, it's ridiculous

0points

Dustin Herberman 3 years ago

This one hurts. Mental health is not for the rich. It's for everyone

5points

Paula Marowsky 3 years ago

Only rich people can have the luxury of mental health. Or odontologist

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Yara Balabanova 3 years ago

In the Netherlands this is covered by the basic medical insurance, you only need to pay the deductible

3points

Kyra van Rijzingen 3 years ago

But the deductible is still 350 euros. For people with mental health issues, who might also struggle more with holding down a job, that is often still quite a lot of money. I know it was a problem for me when I was a student and really needed the help. Not to mention the waiting lists, which just keep getting longer.

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Lldhhdh Hdhdhfhfhhf 3 years ago

Many of young patients died because can’t paid or no support with my country. Very sad. Hospital had problem with money and busy.

2points

DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago

Therapy is so expensive. One session is basically a day's pay for me. When I compare that to bills etc. it always has to take a back seat.

2points

Joana Martins 3 years ago

I got lucky I started being followed in an hospital with my psychiatrist at 100€ I barely could afford there was no way I could get an psychologist at the same time.

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Vanessa Lautzenheiser 3 years ago

If you have Medicare/Medicaid check with your insurance provider mine actually covers my mental health treatment.

1point

Paula Marowsky 3 years ago

Having enough money to go to a normal doctor for any health issue. Or being able to afford a simple dentist. For me just having a mental disease is already such a luxury, so instead of it, better may cope anyway with anything

1point

Jaguarundi 3 years ago

That's still out of my league!

1point

Marco Conti 3 years ago

Especially when your mental health is mostly affected by poverty. It's a positive feedback loop. Or a negative one, I guess?

1point

Jennifer Mcmahan 3 years ago

I can't afford Health Care because in the US it's not free and then you pay too much to have it and can't afford the co pays to get anything done... So you have Health Care but it just sits there in case you break a leg/or have a heart attack because that's your only choice...Also, US offers free, but only to low income and if I was that low I don't know how I'd live (rent/food/car)

1point

Earl Grey 3 years ago

Some years back, a professor who taught in the Dept of Psychiatry at a prestigious US university was lamenting the state of the profession during a radio interview. He explained that although the schools were cranking out plenty of qualified professionals, almost all of them would immediately open a private practice so that they charge $400/hour listening to privileged, ultra-rich clients whine about their insignificant “problems” and enjoy more business than they could handle. Mental healthcare does not get delivered to where it is needed the most, and where it would make an enormous difference.

1point

Lady Cadaver 3 years ago

This should be way further up

1point

K Hannum 2 years ago

I thought only rich people or police departments could afford shrinks and that most people didn't need them, they just had to deal with the issues

0points

Loraine MacGinness 3 years ago

Having had to struggle, counting the pennies literally having basics to now having money and scared to spend it ?

0points

felicia wills 3 years ago

I'm dealing with that rn...DID is a b with no meds or therapy. I'm bout to lose my job.

0points

I I 3 years ago

dang , free in the UK but due to covid MASSIVE back logs , i suppose it'd be the same any where , there's only so many psychologists in the country

0points

Nicki 3 years ago

American here, and I consider myself lucky. We are a retired military family (the hubs did 22 years in the Marine Corps) and we have very low cost mental health care. When the government realized veterans and active duty people were killing themselves at a high rate, they made it quite easy to seek and get mental help. My son, who suffers from pretty bad depression, needed help, we were able to get it quickly. I wish all Americans had it so easy 😔

0points

Mark Kelly 3 years ago

Here in Canada it can be covered by the public system.

0points

Raphael Biock 3 years ago

Must be murica. In europe it is free. At least in most countries

0points

LaGitanaTriste 3 years ago

Story of my life. It would be cheaper to just die.

0points

Aroace tiger (any pronouns) 3 years ago

I wish i had a therapist

0points

Denny Cwiek 3 years ago

Sometimes you can be lucky enough (blessed) to find a professional who will agree to work with you for a reduced rate. Once I was seen by an intern counselor who reported back to her teacher our sessions. I was only charged $5 per session since she had not yet graduated. However, she was being coached by a great professional and I made rapid progress!

0points

Laurel Kaeferlein 3 years ago

So true. This is a huge part of why our jails are so full. We aren't dealing with the heart of the problems.

0points

Andrea Careless 3 years ago

Even in Canada psychologists aren’t covered under our healthcare program. Psychiatrists, yes, but not counsellors.

0points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago

This is beyond heartbreaking and needs to be higher. I moved to the United States from the United Kingdom for work and even with insurance the cost of mental health in the United States is a true slap in the face. I recently had to get my ADHD medication filled and felt like I was going to vomit when I realized that I was essentially paying $100.00 for a 15 minute session with a psychiatrist. It is a vicious cycle for so many people. Many people see a therapist to share their anxiety about lack of finances and then have to shell out $100.00 to do so. It is beyond appalling how mental health is treated in the United States. That's why there is still such a stigma in the US that people with anxiety, ADHD, depression, etc. are "weak-willed". Bullshit, so many people want care yet they just can't afford it even with insurance and a fairly good paying job.

0points

TheDivineMsM 3 years ago

This should add: also being able to afford monthly prescriptions for said mental health

0points

Kiwii Stone 3 years ago

I don't even think this is covered in the UK

0points

kjorn 3 years ago (edited)

even in Canada it's freaking expensive. around 100$ per hours. who could afford that?

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#5

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Hiring moving men. Especially if they're the ones who pack all your s**t for you, too.
So many times, I would borrow a friend's pickup (and buy my friend's help with offers of pizza and beer) to move from one s**tty place to another.
For my most recent move, my wife and I packed everything, but hired professionals to load and unload it. I felt like a king.

KhaoticMess , Robinson Greig Report

Final score:

193points

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#6

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Being able to buy something you need without having to ask yourself how badly you need it

Awkward_Name5898 , Pickawood Report

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191points

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The Redditor shared that growing up on a tight budget made them learn some life hacks. “I did learn how to maximize my food purchases, if I was able to buy food I’d buy things that would have leftovers and be filling, Spaghetti noodles, instant mashed potatoes, hamburger helper or Mac n cheese if I had milk. I lived in a house that didn’t have AC, so in the spring/summer I’d get a towel, wet it, and then lay it over me to keep me cool, the house didn’t have blinds so I used foil to cover the windows to keep out the sun and help keep the room cooler,” they recounted.

#7

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Indifference. I realized what real wealth meant in high school when we cleaned up trash from a creek and the rich kids wore their Polo shirts, Guess jeans, and Jordan's because if they were trashed they simply would get new. The poor kids wore their grubby clothes they do labor in.

Wealth is shown most acutely by indifference, nothing matters because money will fix it and there is plenty enough to fill black holes.

Waxnpoetic , Alexander Mils Report

Final score:

177points

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#8

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Having nice teeth that don't cause constant, debilitating pain

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Final score:

168points

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#9

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Regular doctor's office visits or seeing a dentist at all for anything other than an emergency.

didnsignup4dis , Martha Dominguez de Gouveia Report

Final score:

163points

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“The rich assume money isn’t an issue for anyone simply because they have lots of it. They tend to think that poor people stay poor because they don’t invest their money as they do,” the Redditor said. For anyone who’s struggling to make their ends meet, Awkward_Name5898 urges not to feel ashamed to ask for help. “People are more kind and generous than you might think. Hold onto hope, things won’t always be this way,” they concluded.

#10

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Those fridges with the water dispenser on it

Siyuen_Tea , Francesca Tosolini Report

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160points

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#11

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Not having to panic if your car breaks down

momcitrus , Marc St Report

Final score:

154points

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#12

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Not knowing EXACTLY how much money you have at any given time.

wrongstuff , Jp Valery Report

Final score:

149points

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#13

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Parents buying a car for your 16th birthday

ghosthues , Roland Denes Report

Final score:

146points

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#14

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) A new mattress.

OakNogg , Filmreal Studio Report

Final score:

139points

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#15

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Going to a store to pick out furniture. Like, actually buying NEW stuff, not just taking whatever you can find at thrift stores or garage sales. That seems so luxurious!

Nonsenseinabag , Anastase Maragos Report

Final score:

134points

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#16

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Hiring people to either cook, clean, mow the grass or do snow removal in the winter.

Showing my age but rich people didn't need lay away to afford back to school or Christmas shopping

I don't remember ever having name brand items, food or clothing. It was all generic Kmart. I bought my son a pair of Nike shoes and thought I felt rich for doing so.

thatstaceygirl , Boris Debusscher Report

Final score:

132points

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#17

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Everyone having their own room. We all slept in a single room.

CostSoLow , Daria Shevtsova Report

Final score:

126points

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#18

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Getting an appetizer and/or dessert at a restaurant in addition to an entree.

Frankfluff , Kamil Kalbarczyk Report

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121points

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#19

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Parents that didn’t fight. Mine and my other poor friends’ parents were always fighting. Most of the time my parents fought it was over money. You could tell that they were just scared whether or not we were going to make it and that’s how it manifested. You just never really saw that same type of fighting at the friends parents who were comfortable.

Like obviously there’s more factors but there’s a unique chaotic tension in poor households that is hard to describe.

Elegant_Extreme3268 , Priscilla Du Preez Report

Final score:

120points

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#20

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Paying all your bills without eating Ramen noodles.

RadiantTangerine3920 , Fernando Andrade Report

Final score:

118points

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#21

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Stairs. I've always lived in an apartment, so for me, I really hope that I'll one day have a house with stairs.
Also well balanced meals, three meals a day.

Final score:

106points

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#22

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Have the heating on in the winter

Pretzel_Lady , Julian Hochgesang Report

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106points

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#23

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Not having to worry about food or bills. Paying out of pocket at the dentist

Longjumping-Price-42 , Tara Clark Report

Final score:

99points

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#24

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Being allowed to go in the fridge and get something to drink or eat without having to ask or worry about being yelled at

StraightSho , nrd Report

Final score:

98points

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#25

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Fresh fruit and vegetables. Anything we ever got was frozen or from a can. Frozen and canned last longer too.

People that openly had fruit bowls on their tables was the epitome of lavish for me as a kid.

Just-Seaworthiness39 , Emily Powers Report

Final score:

93points

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#26

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Kids that went to summer camp. I got sent to long distant family and worked on family farm.

Jim105 , Artem Kniaz Report

Final score:

86points

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#27

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Eating out. Birthday presents and Christmas presents that's not clothes or school supply. New clothes that's not hand me downs. And haircuts at a hair dresser.

AbnormalSkittles , freestocks Report

Final score:

83points

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#28

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Having food delivered. $5-$10 mark up?? Are you kidding?

For that matter, just going OUT to eat was a luxury.

malaprop5 , Jon Tyson Report

Final score:

76points

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#29

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Knowing what a duvet cover is and owning one. I remember when my wife and I were newly weds and she was telling me how we needed a duvet cover for our bed. I had no clue what a duvet cover was prior as I always though people just purchase sheets and/or the big ass blankets with the lion/tiger prints. Suffice to say, my mind was blown away.

hominian , Ty Carlson Report

Final score:

74points

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#30

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Showing my age but having a shower in your house. Back in the day only people with money had showers, we all only had baths.

Guru6676 , kevin Baquerizo Report

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73points

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#31

Being able to invest.

Final score:

36points

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#32

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) College.

Despite the amount of financial aid some people in poverty can get, the debt, no matter how much smaller it may be, will still strangle you until there is nothing left.

Especially when you're already in a financial class that already struggles with paying for food. That is one of the reasons I never personally bothered going to college; because I knew there was no way I would be able to pay it off without killing myself in the process

Zeroraiser , Charles DeLoye Report

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35points

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#33

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Having snacks in the house a week after grocery day.

fiftyonions , Denny Müller Report

Final score:

34points

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#34

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Ordering whatever you want on a restaurant menu.

Junior_Cress2828 , Suad Kamardeen Report

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34points

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#35

Having dinners that aren't 90% rice.

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Final score:

33points

#36

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Parents having time to show up in school events or parents throwing birthday parties in school for their kid.

UnderTheFishHook , Adi Goldstein Report

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32points

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#37

not knowing how to use public transport.

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32points

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#38

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) People who had marble counter islands in the kitchen

Unfair-Campaign257 , Obi Onyeador Report

Final score:

31points

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#39

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Taking your kids to activities.

UncleBurns , Rachel Report

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31points

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#40

Parents not working 7 days a week.

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#41

Box Tops for Education. When I was a kid, a whole bunch of food companies ran some sort of fundraising thing where you could cut a little coupon called a box top off of whatever name-brand product you bought and they would donate money to public schools. My elementary school always had prizes for kids who brought in box tops. I remember the lowest tier prize was a scratch and sniff sticker if you brought 5 box tops. The trouble was, at the time my parents had just divorced and my mom was having trouble making ends meet so we could never afford more than the generic versions. I was never able to save enough box tops to get a prize.

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#42

Having a kitchen big enough that your gas stove is on an island.

Also a decent bathtub. The kind you can actually soak in if you’re an adult.

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28points

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#43

Kids who showed up to the dress-up days at school with an actual store-bought costume rather than an old t-shirt their mother adapted. Kids who came to the school disco and not only had the money to get their ticket, but also extra for sweets. Kids who always had the best stories about their exciting holidays and the cool things they did there. Kids whose school uniforms were brand new and had those sewn-in name labels instead of bought from the school second hand store. Kids who had so much food in their lunch boxes that they actually left some because they were full, and they had a snack for morning break.

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#44

Choosing not to eat food you were given because you don't enjoy it.

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#45

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Having proper buns with hot dogs or hamburgers instead of white bread was living high class to me.

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27points

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#46

Glassware designed for certain liquids (wine glasses, martini glasses, beer steins, etc.). I grew up with plastic cups and coffee mugs.

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#47

Eating meat that actually looks like meat: steak, chops etc. As opposed to sausages, meatloaf, pies etc.

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#48

People Who Grew Up Poor Share The Subtle Signs That Show A Person Is Rich (30 Answers) Decorating a whole room at once

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#49

Eating dinner at a table.

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25points

#50

Not having debt collectors coming round.

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#51

a dishwasher machine, a trash disposal, air conditioning and hot weather

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#52

Vacation house

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25points

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#53

Having space. House is too damn small for all of us and my parents can be pretty toxic

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24points

#54

Pistachios

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#55

Having the crayons that have the sharpener built into the box.

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22points

#56

Garage fridge.

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#57

An in-ground swimming pool

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#58

Automatic payments.

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21points

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#59

Going to Disneyland.

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#60

a) Throwing away leftovers and b) cooking the same quantity again next time.

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#61

Throwing away the ketchup when it's "empty" instead of putting water in it so you can use what is left in the bottle.

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Playing games and going on rides at a carnival.

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#63

Hand towels for drying your hands in the washroom

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#64

Not having to use the oven to heat the house up during winter.

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#65

Multiple game systems

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Buying icecream in the lunch line

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Owning a newer car or holidays abroad.

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#68

Not making payments on a car, just buying it.

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Basketball hoop in the driveway.

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Getting cold lunches (parents would pack them lunch that would have a ton of goodies in them)

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Not living in an apartment complex

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Buying food from the school canteen

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#73

Silverware that isn’t plastic. Toaster oven. More than one frying pan

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Caro Caro 3 years ago (edited)

I once heard someone say "If you have to ask the price then you can't afford it" and for some things it's true but it sounds very arrogant.

20points

Aliquid 3 years ago

Many rich people are extreme penny pinchers... so I don't know if the saying is true or not. But I guess they don't HAVE to ask, they just choose to ask.

10points

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DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago

Anxiety caused by growing up poor is also such a big thing. Not wanting to do something or buy something because you're scared you wouldn't have enough in case something happens. This still plagues me to this day and I can't take risks or invest because of it.

18points

Brian bell 3 years ago

This! The real damage is after growing up poor (we) continue to "think poor," and do things like settle for lower pay than we are worth, don't dare to spend money (the whole save it for a rainy day thing but it gets spent on fixing cars/ replacing appliances, so never ends up for fun)... Yeah, the poor thing is W A Y overrated, Highly NOT recommended!

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Lyone Fein 3 years ago

I am 58, and it has been many years since my desperately poor childhood. But those anxieties still reside in my personality. I can't stand it when anyone throws out food or leaves lights on when they leave the room or uses too much water for something, etc. It is definitely a neurosis.

10points

Tami 3 years ago

The world would be such a better place if everyone stopped such wasteful habits! Regarding food, about 40% of food in the US is wasted. With such disregard being so commonplace, we can imagine how much of our other resources are wasted as well.

7points

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BusLady 3 years ago

I don't have much, but I appreciate what I do have. My background of growing up in poverty has helped me to see the big picture. It also taught me how to budget and stretch a dollar.

9points

Josy Bannon 3 years ago

Yes some usefull skills come along with it

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Chich 3 years ago

Remember being a student and finding $60 in an old jacket. Thought I had won the lottery!

8points

Stephanie Keith 3 years ago

All of these things, for most of them are actual necessities. Things all humans need equally. Crazy that we've been made to think needs are a luxury or you have to be rich to afford them.

6points

Kristy Nelson 3 years ago

Parents needing to feed you food that would fill you up versus healthy food. It's much cheaper and goes much further to buy a cake mix than to buy fresh fruit. It's expensive to eat healthy, not to mention embarrassing and stressful. Poverty trauma is real.

5points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

Yes. It can lead to really screwed-up behaviors as a result: Controlling attitudes about money, food, possessions, and it's terrifying how it can manifest. Some people become downright abusive due to it. I know poverty led into my dad's abusive behaviors. (His childhood.)

2points

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ZAPanda 3 years ago

Hmm most of these are accurate, and basically about 20% of our population can afford most of this stuff. We are the wealthiest country on the continent. HOWEVER that being said, it means the other 80% can't. Which is why we have the worst GINI globally.

4points

kjorn 3 years ago

not be stuck to a job you hate because you can't affort to not working for few weeks or days to looking for a new job

3points

Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

Which is why you look for a new job before you quit. Who quits before they have something new?

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Lady Lava 3 years ago

I appreciate so much what I have now after my relatively poor childhood. Choosing the products I want in the supermarket, eating out whenever we feel like it, going on vacations to foreign countries, going to the hairdresser and decent clothing stores, buying new pieces of furniture, buy a house instead of lifelong renting. All things that were certainly not evident when I grew up. I know my parents have been struggling to make ends meet for a long time. Fortunately, healthcare was never a problem in my country. I feel lucky about that, it could have been worse. Now I'm definitely not literally rich, as in being a millionaire or so. But I do feel rich, just because of all those things I can do now, knowing I can afford them.

2points

Corinna S. 3 years ago

For me growing up I considered my friends rich if there was fresh cooking every day and because the kids had ballet and piano lessons...

2points

Oskar vanZandt 3 years ago

These examples remind me of the kind of modest life we lived as a family when I was a child/teenager. I find it interesting that some examples that could be considered part of a "rich lifestyle" holds no interest for me. If I ever win the lotto, no one will be able to tell from my lifestyle!

2points

Deborah B 3 years ago

Going to McDonalds as a child and getting a happymeal, not a single cheap item. We would get just a hamburger, or just small fries, and wouldn't even think of asking for a happymeal.

2points

Linda Lee 3 years ago

Single mom, here. When my son was young there were some cereal boxes had a coupon for one free item from the kids menu. That coupon, plus the change in my purse, was enough to feed my son dinner between paydays. I had a full time office job but still couldn't afford both rent And food; yet I made too much money for government assistance. I went hungry as a child and I went hungry as a young mother. Now I'm pushing 55, (too old to hire, too young to retire) and I'd really like to turn on the heat but, ya know.

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Peter Weir 3 years ago

lots of so called rich people or people with money are doing it for show...they dont have the money but spoil their kids to shut them up..they have massive dept. living within your means is hard but doable. keeping up with the jones is just foolishness. People with less are generally happier and love each other more.....

2points

KimB 3 years ago

Agree...if you have to use a credit card or take out a loan to buy it (other than a house of course) then you shouldn't be buying it. You're only paying twice as much anyway once you pay the interest. Shutting your kids up by spoiling them pretty much guarantees they won't appreciate anything and worse they will expect this treatment the rest of their lives...I don't know about you but I've had enough of spoiled, entitled, whiny adults who don't want to work but expect to collect a paycheck to last this and my next lifetime!

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Troux 3 years ago

For me it was having a car from the current decade. Doesn't matter if it was a small economy car; just the fact that it was less than 10 years old made it look like 'the cars on TV'. I even struggled to understand new car dealerships; I see them everywhere, but they felt completely inaccessible to mortals.

2points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

First time I bought something ina furniture store... it was 50% off b/c it was a return. I couldn't make myself buy actually-all-new.

2points

similarly 3 years ago

Here's one: Don't know how to jury-rig stuff back together. Don't know how to mend and repair. Don't know how to take something apart, see the problem, and fix it. Some little part gets broken, and the whole thing goes in the garbage!

1point

Sean Harrison 3 years ago

Being able to have real milk in your breakfast cereal, not powdered milk mixed with water.

1point

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

Or being even richer and being able to shell out extra for the more responsibly sourced, sustainable milk. Regular dairy farmers get a raw deal when it comes to selling their milk, because the supermarkets want to sell it at a budget price.

0points

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Clifford Heard 3 years ago

Sugar water.

0points

Melissa TO 3 years ago

I grew up in a tiny old house that we rented that was falling apart around us. The rent was cheap because it was not in great condition, an apartment would have been amazing! We had to avoid parts of the floor that were rotten. No air conditioning in south Florida, couldn't afford to use the heat in the winter but there was a fireplace and we'd sleep around it when it got cold, which wasn't a lot thank goodness! We could see our breath in some parts of the house when it got cold enough. My brother and I thought it was neat! My mom was great at figuring out cheap meals. She got chicken necks and boiled all the meat off and made casseroles and such. We had a retired neighbor who would bring us fresh fish from his fishing excursions. Hot dogs can go a long way sometimes. I've really learned to appreciate everything I have now. My husband and I don't have kids, and we rescue dogs. We currently have 3, we have had 5 at a time in the past. I would love to rescue more, but my health isn't goo

0points

Aroace tiger (any pronouns) 3 years ago

I'm very and i really haoe every person going through poverty gets the help they need.

0points

AJ Mar 3 years ago

Ok, many of the things on this list can definitely be considered "luxuries" but some of this stuff and some comments is what rich people do to GET rich (penny pinching, counting every dollar, living as cheap as possible, eating as cheap as possible, using hand-me-downs, etc).

0points

lara 3 years ago

When my dad was going to med school we lived in a housing project. Rent was 35 bucks a month. Two bedroom, one bath, kitchen and living room. We only got candy on Christmas when our Papa would send a box of stuff for us. We were poor, but so was everyone else, it never occurred to us that we were poor. I thought that the girl who lived next door was rich because her grandmother gave her 5 cents to buy an ice cream bar when the ice cream man came around. I wore hand me downs until I was a senior in high school, never bothered me because, why should it? I rode the bus to school and before that I babysat at 50 cents an hour and bought all my own stuff.

0points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I personally loved hand me downs because I was the eldest in the family and the clothes I got usually came from families that were more well off so were better quality and lasted longer than ones we could afford.

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Mavis 3 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

XSpooky_Mint 3 years ago

Lunchables

0points

Don't Look 3 years ago

Once again, some people really ought not to reproduce. And this list is a competition to see who grew up poorer. The people who grew up the poorest aren't even going to be on this list.

-1point

Caro Caro 3 years ago (edited)

I once heard someone say "If you have to ask the price then you can't afford it" and for some things it's true but it sounds very arrogant.

20points

Aliquid 3 years ago

Many rich people are extreme penny pinchers... so I don't know if the saying is true or not. But I guess they don't HAVE to ask, they just choose to ask.

10points

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DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago

Anxiety caused by growing up poor is also such a big thing. Not wanting to do something or buy something because you're scared you wouldn't have enough in case something happens. This still plagues me to this day and I can't take risks or invest because of it.

18points

Brian bell 3 years ago

This! The real damage is after growing up poor (we) continue to "think poor," and do things like settle for lower pay than we are worth, don't dare to spend money (the whole save it for a rainy day thing but it gets spent on fixing cars/ replacing appliances, so never ends up for fun)... Yeah, the poor thing is W A Y overrated, Highly NOT recommended!

15points

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Lyone Fein 3 years ago

I am 58, and it has been many years since my desperately poor childhood. But those anxieties still reside in my personality. I can't stand it when anyone throws out food or leaves lights on when they leave the room or uses too much water for something, etc. It is definitely a neurosis.

10points

Tami 3 years ago

The world would be such a better place if everyone stopped such wasteful habits! Regarding food, about 40% of food in the US is wasted. With such disregard being so commonplace, we can imagine how much of our other resources are wasted as well.

7points

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BusLady 3 years ago

I don't have much, but I appreciate what I do have. My background of growing up in poverty has helped me to see the big picture. It also taught me how to budget and stretch a dollar.

9points

Josy Bannon 3 years ago

Yes some usefull skills come along with it

4points

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Chich 3 years ago

Remember being a student and finding $60 in an old jacket. Thought I had won the lottery!

8points

Stephanie Keith 3 years ago

All of these things, for most of them are actual necessities. Things all humans need equally. Crazy that we've been made to think needs are a luxury or you have to be rich to afford them.

6points

Kristy Nelson 3 years ago

Parents needing to feed you food that would fill you up versus healthy food. It's much cheaper and goes much further to buy a cake mix than to buy fresh fruit. It's expensive to eat healthy, not to mention embarrassing and stressful. Poverty trauma is real.

5points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

Yes. It can lead to really screwed-up behaviors as a result: Controlling attitudes about money, food, possessions, and it's terrifying how it can manifest. Some people become downright abusive due to it. I know poverty led into my dad's abusive behaviors. (His childhood.)

2points

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ZAPanda 3 years ago

Hmm most of these are accurate, and basically about 20% of our population can afford most of this stuff. We are the wealthiest country on the continent. HOWEVER that being said, it means the other 80% can't. Which is why we have the worst GINI globally.

4points

kjorn 3 years ago

not be stuck to a job you hate because you can't affort to not working for few weeks or days to looking for a new job

3points

Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

Which is why you look for a new job before you quit. Who quits before they have something new?

-1point

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Lady Lava 3 years ago

I appreciate so much what I have now after my relatively poor childhood. Choosing the products I want in the supermarket, eating out whenever we feel like it, going on vacations to foreign countries, going to the hairdresser and decent clothing stores, buying new pieces of furniture, buy a house instead of lifelong renting. All things that were certainly not evident when I grew up. I know my parents have been struggling to make ends meet for a long time. Fortunately, healthcare was never a problem in my country. I feel lucky about that, it could have been worse. Now I'm definitely not literally rich, as in being a millionaire or so. But I do feel rich, just because of all those things I can do now, knowing I can afford them.

2points

Corinna S. 3 years ago

For me growing up I considered my friends rich if there was fresh cooking every day and because the kids had ballet and piano lessons...

2points

Oskar vanZandt 3 years ago

These examples remind me of the kind of modest life we lived as a family when I was a child/teenager. I find it interesting that some examples that could be considered part of a "rich lifestyle" holds no interest for me. If I ever win the lotto, no one will be able to tell from my lifestyle!

2points

Deborah B 3 years ago

Going to McDonalds as a child and getting a happymeal, not a single cheap item. We would get just a hamburger, or just small fries, and wouldn't even think of asking for a happymeal.

2points

Linda Lee 3 years ago

Single mom, here. When my son was young there were some cereal boxes had a coupon for one free item from the kids menu. That coupon, plus the change in my purse, was enough to feed my son dinner between paydays. I had a full time office job but still couldn't afford both rent And food; yet I made too much money for government assistance. I went hungry as a child and I went hungry as a young mother. Now I'm pushing 55, (too old to hire, too young to retire) and I'd really like to turn on the heat but, ya know.

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Peter Weir 3 years ago

lots of so called rich people or people with money are doing it for show...they dont have the money but spoil their kids to shut them up..they have massive dept. living within your means is hard but doable. keeping up with the jones is just foolishness. People with less are generally happier and love each other more.....

2points

KimB 3 years ago

Agree...if you have to use a credit card or take out a loan to buy it (other than a house of course) then you shouldn't be buying it. You're only paying twice as much anyway once you pay the interest. Shutting your kids up by spoiling them pretty much guarantees they won't appreciate anything and worse they will expect this treatment the rest of their lives...I don't know about you but I've had enough of spoiled, entitled, whiny adults who don't want to work but expect to collect a paycheck to last this and my next lifetime!

2points

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Troux 3 years ago

For me it was having a car from the current decade. Doesn't matter if it was a small economy car; just the fact that it was less than 10 years old made it look like 'the cars on TV'. I even struggled to understand new car dealerships; I see them everywhere, but they felt completely inaccessible to mortals.

2points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

First time I bought something ina furniture store... it was 50% off b/c it was a return. I couldn't make myself buy actually-all-new.

2points

similarly 3 years ago

Here's one: Don't know how to jury-rig stuff back together. Don't know how to mend and repair. Don't know how to take something apart, see the problem, and fix it. Some little part gets broken, and the whole thing goes in the garbage!

1point

Sean Harrison 3 years ago

Being able to have real milk in your breakfast cereal, not powdered milk mixed with water.

1point

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

Or being even richer and being able to shell out extra for the more responsibly sourced, sustainable milk. Regular dairy farmers get a raw deal when it comes to selling their milk, because the supermarkets want to sell it at a budget price.

0points

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Clifford Heard 3 years ago

Sugar water.

0points

Melissa TO 3 years ago

I grew up in a tiny old house that we rented that was falling apart around us. The rent was cheap because it was not in great condition, an apartment would have been amazing! We had to avoid parts of the floor that were rotten. No air conditioning in south Florida, couldn't afford to use the heat in the winter but there was a fireplace and we'd sleep around it when it got cold, which wasn't a lot thank goodness! We could see our breath in some parts of the house when it got cold enough. My brother and I thought it was neat! My mom was great at figuring out cheap meals. She got chicken necks and boiled all the meat off and made casseroles and such. We had a retired neighbor who would bring us fresh fish from his fishing excursions. Hot dogs can go a long way sometimes. I've really learned to appreciate everything I have now. My husband and I don't have kids, and we rescue dogs. We currently have 3, we have had 5 at a time in the past. I would love to rescue more, but my health isn't goo

0points

Aroace tiger (any pronouns) 3 years ago

I'm very and i really haoe every person going through poverty gets the help they need.

0points

AJ Mar 3 years ago

Ok, many of the things on this list can definitely be considered "luxuries" but some of this stuff and some comments is what rich people do to GET rich (penny pinching, counting every dollar, living as cheap as possible, eating as cheap as possible, using hand-me-downs, etc).

0points

lara 3 years ago

When my dad was going to med school we lived in a housing project. Rent was 35 bucks a month. Two bedroom, one bath, kitchen and living room. We only got candy on Christmas when our Papa would send a box of stuff for us. We were poor, but so was everyone else, it never occurred to us that we were poor. I thought that the girl who lived next door was rich because her grandmother gave her 5 cents to buy an ice cream bar when the ice cream man came around. I wore hand me downs until I was a senior in high school, never bothered me because, why should it? I rode the bus to school and before that I babysat at 50 cents an hour and bought all my own stuff.

0points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I personally loved hand me downs because I was the eldest in the family and the clothes I got usually came from families that were more well off so were better quality and lasted longer than ones we could afford.

0points

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Mavis 3 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

XSpooky_Mint 3 years ago

Lunchables

0points

Don't Look 3 years ago

Once again, some people really ought not to reproduce. And this list is a competition to see who grew up poorer. The people who grew up the poorest aren't even going to be on this list.

-1point

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