“I never saw it as strange until my husband asked why I was doing that.”
“I didn’t realize I made ‘poor people sandwiches’ until I met my wife.
The amount of meat she piles onto the bread it’s just nuts to me.
I was doing two slices folded in half and she’s using a 1/4 pound of turkey.”
u/velociravenous
3.
“Disproportionately wasting a ton of time to save up a few dollars.
Sign me up.”
u/sariahannibal
4.
“Never showing teeth when smiling.
I grew up dirt poor and never received dental care until I was well into my twenties.
“Only using part of a stick of chewing gum at one time.
Mom would make us share.
We each got 1/4 stick.”
u/fungrandma9
6.
“You look for off-brand everything.”
u/real_railz
7.
“Saving the extra things from eating out.
Condiment packets, napkins, and unused plastic silverware all go into the drawer.”
Also, apparently, hot dogs in mac and cheese being one of my staple meals.”
u/carlwheezerspants
9. u/saltychica
10.
“You view paper plates and paper towels as a luxury.
It is literally throwing money away.
I still dont buy them often even though I am upper middle class.”
“Never, ever, ever, ever turn down free food.”
u/urmomskryptonite
12.
“Still packing food (bread, deli meat, chips) for road trips.
They stay fresh and dont break.”
u/goodlife1988
13.
I was wrong."
“Anyone else eat rice with soy sauce as a full meal by itself?”
u/veotrade
15.
My biggest score ever was cleaning out a rich dude’s garage on an island near my house.
He would have epic parties and just stick the cans in the garage.
It was filled floor to ceiling and he gave them to me and my sister.
Just over $600 worth in 1984 money, so we lived pretty good that summer."
u/paypermon
16.
“This is an odd one… Everyone else seems to think its normal to hire movers.”
u/thumbsup2323
18.
Gift bags, empty containers, old makeup.
u/taters_are_great
19.
“I bulk my meals with carrots.
Meat was too expensive when I was a kid.
My mums stew was known by my older siblings as carrot stew.
Making soup, curries, lasagne?
I never saw it as strange until my husband asked why I was doing that.”
“My grandfather grew up during the Depression.
If something was moldy, you would just take out the moldy parts and eat the rest.”
u/naw2665
21.
“Poor people have trouble letting go of things that are broken.
That broken bike might be something you could find parts for someday.
Rich people toss it and buy a new one.”
u/jacksoninhouse
22.
“You know exactly how much is in your bank account.
You dont have about $100.
You have $103.72.
I didnt realize this until an ex of mine pointed it out.”
“Washing plastic bags and aluminum foil to use again.”
u/abilitysalt
24. u/phixiq
25.
“Using regular bread for everything, like hamburger rolls, hot dogs, etc.”
“Lack of vacations, even if you have the time and money to afford them.”
u/sabre_one
27.
“You preserve your money instead of investing your money because youre terrified of losing it.”
u/noquit9132
28.
“Breakfast for dinner.
Now breakfast for dinner with my kids is a truly fun and non-emotionally damaging treat.”
u/wonderifatall
30.
“Parents going without eating so we could.
I do that now with my kids even though we dont need to!
I dont need anything.
