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.
#21
I’m not afraid of poverty, I know how to navigate it. In the same token because I came from poverty, I’ve set myself up to not experience it again.
80points
#22
Resourcefulness! We're basically the MacGyvers of everyday life.
79points
#23
Not having an emotional connection to pretty much anything, because I know it could go anyday. I could lose it all, everything, and just start again.
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73points
#25
Entering a grocery store with a handful of coins and leaving with a combination of products that maximizes total calories and filling effect, and costs exactly what I have, without anyone noticing that's what I'm doing.
70points
#26
I would say caution out in public. i grew up poor. My wife grew up rich. I stay with and blend with crowds. She counts her money at ATMs.
69points
#28
You learn to fix everything. Everything can be fixed, buying a new item only happens when I consider fixing it to be more of a hassle than making whatever cash the item costs new is, which isn’t often. New items just eventually wear and turn used within a week or so.
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60points
#30
Resilience/problem solving. I can find my way out of any situation,.
56points
#31
Getting out of bad situations by myself and my own wits.
I can create a delicious meal from whatever; my wife is stil bamboozled by how tasty my random meals are, even after 10 years pf being together.
There is nothig too terrible that cannot be fixed by a sincere excuse. Lies will only get you intoo deeper s**t.
I can repair at home any elwctrical appliances or gadgets.
I am grateful for anything that happens. Even if I find 50% discound maturated ribs. Or a parking spot in the shade.
Karma is real.
Karma is real.
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55points
#32
Being able to see trouble brewing while it's still miles away. I believe this is called being hyper-vigilent, as if it were a negative thing.
And being like Felix the Cat when confronted with an obstacle, able to pivot on a dime when thwarted, then come at the problem with different tools and a different strategy.
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50points
#33
Knowing hunger. I don't think you can truly know yourself when there's a part of you that will kill for food or die. It is strangely empowering. Not facing serious adversity is a gift and a curse.
The people who don't know discomfort or hunger are the same as the person who's never been punched in the face getting into their first fight, they about to learn on the fly, and the stakes are high.
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44points
#35
The ability to DIY a lot of things, even computer software or hardware problems. Saved me a lot of money in my teens. This only compounded into my 30s.
My peers think I'm a genius just because I know how to make a slow or sluggish computer fast or because of the way I can use duct tape.
Heck, I even saved my folks money when I fixed their water heater, the "fix" was to use a coin to press this black button that tripped.
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38points
#37
How to sharpen pencils with knives, attached papers together using rice or some special folding techniques, cut papers by folding, and tearing it carefully.
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28points
#39
I have a level of charm to get what I want that no amount of money could ever teach you.
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21points
#40
I know that you can fill up the bathtub with water stolen from the next door neighbor’s garden hose and use a bucket to fill the toilet tank so you can flush when the water gets shut off due to nonpayment.
20points