Money makes life easier, but even folks who don’t have it find ways to make do. That is even more true for people who grew up without money. As people often do, they take a bad situation and make the most of it.
Someone asked “People who grew up poor, what's a skill you developed that rich people don't have?” and netizens shared their examples. From all the experience any handyman could ever want to wholehearted respect towards service workers, get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
Someone asked “People who grew up poor, what's a skill you developed that rich people don't have?” and netizens shared their examples. From all the experience any handyman could ever want to wholehearted respect towards service workers, get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
#2
I treat my stuff with care and it stays in good shape long after I purchase it. I also perform maintenance. I take the extra few seconds to prevent damage rather than dealing with the aftermath.
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148points
#3
Gratefulness. Learn how to be grateful for everything because there are people in situations that are worse than your own.
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146points
#5
I (wife) fixed our broken dishwasher today ( took me a couple of hours) I didn't even see a dishwasher in real life until I got married. My husband and I are from verrryy different backgrounds I'm from the depth of Russia and he is from Manhattan. He was very impressed and surprised 😊😊😊.
143points
#6
Coming up with meals with whatever is leftover in the pantry and fridge.
133points
#7
Not being picky with food. I can eat the same food forever and never get sick of it.
126points
#8
Strong work ethic, when my coworkers gripe and complain over minor stuff, flashbacks of praying for a job like this comes to mind.
126points
#9
I automatically add groceries up in my head as I shop so I am not embarrassed by having to put things back. I do it automatically now, even if I can afford the food.
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122points
#10
My mom would brown ground beef and then she would make a batch of bisquick dough (she used bisquick almost every day). She would roll the dough out and sprinkle it with the ground beef and then roll it up lengthwise and slide it like cinnamon rolls (but with ground beef inside). She’d bake them and then pour cream of mushroom soup gravy on top. She could feed six of us on less than a pound of ground beef that way lol.
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118points
#11
The ability to respect everyone's dignity equally and never consider anyone as my servant, domestic, or slave.
I've seen rich people being street smart, eating the same low quality food all day, having excellent DIY skills... But I've yet to meet someone rich and able to realize homeless people, maids, or cashiers have the exact same amont of human dignity as they do.
102points
#13
How to use and repair everything and run it into the ground.
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100points
#14
Resilience.
How to be more resourceful on my own since we couldn't pay people to do stuff.
How to be happy without the need for a lot of material possessions. So, even now, I still don't have a lot but it's by choice.
Finally, generosity. When you live in a hood where everyone is poor too, you learn to share what you have when you have it and vice versa,.
92points
#15
I can grow food from seed to harvest. Take that, you rich bastards!
91points
#16
Making food last and turning left overs into other meals. My partner tried to just eat the breast off a whole roast chicken and throw the rest away… absolutely not.
88points
#17
Keeping myself entertained without spending much money when I have long periods of time off.
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88points
#19
Being comfortable in an ugly space. Although, I notice this more with my middle class peers.
Walls the wrong color, flooring is off, layout of a space not ideal? It's fine. I've definitely seen worse. As long as it has four walls, a roof, the toilet works, flooring isn't there, and I can afford heat and AC, I'm really happy.
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85points
#20
Being able to determine the difference between quality and marketing.
Unfortunately, a lot of poor people can't. That's why you got people buying mattresses on monthly payment plans, why Coach, Louis Vitton and others make record profits off people who make less than $50K, why terrible things like Robux exist, etc.
83points