{"id":13347,"date":"2026-07-22T07:29:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13347"},"modified":"2026-07-22T07:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:29:42","slug":"40-things-people-considered-luxuries-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13347","title":{"rendered":"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As kids, many of us fantasized about what we would do if we had all the money in the world. \u201cI would fill up an entire swimming pool with chocolate!\u201d \u201cWell, <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">would buy the newest and greatest gaming system!\u201d But some kids who grew up with a bit less money just dreamed of seeing orange juice on the table at breakfast or being able to participate in after-school activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this week, Reddit user Ekudar invited people who grew up broke to share the things they assumed only rich people could afford (until they got older and realized that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">everyone <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">should have access to those \u201cluxuries\u201d). We\u2019ve gathered some of the most thought-provoking responses down below that might hit close to home if you also grew up in a low-income household, or that might remind you to never take your privilege for granted if you had all of these things available to you as a child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep reading to also find interviews I was lucky enough to receive from two people who know the experience of growing up poor all too well, Amy Saunders and Assad Abderemane. Be sure to upvote the responses that break your heart or resonate with you, and let us know in the comments what other things you considered luxuries for the rich when you were a child. Then, if you\u2019d like to read another <\/span><b>Bored Panda <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">article on the same topic, check out <\/span>this story<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> next. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1863197\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/channel\/source\/Bored%20Panda\/sr-vid-txrs4te28kwcsdrc0dpxbbw8vxmd9pe0wskew5qma2etcx500wwa\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> &amp; follow us for more lists, facts, and stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933733\">\n<p id=\"10933733\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-2-637490c2191d2__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Orange juice. As a kid, I vowed to be able to afford as much orange juice as I wanted when I got older. Started working in high school and used my first paycheck to buy a gallon of orange juice. I drank it all in one day and got horrible diarrhea. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwahstm\/\" target=\"_blank\"> bspring <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-1\"><\/p>\n<p>To gain more insight on this topic, we reached out to Amy Saunders, founder and CEO of AlphaPR. Amy has discussed her humble background on her blog before, so we asked if she could shine some light on what it was like growing up poor. &#8220;I think growing up poor, or without a sense of financial security, skews your relationship with money,&#8221; Amy shared. &#8220;I didn\u2019t have money growing up so I didn\u2019t know how to HAVE money when I did get it. When I began running my own company in my twenties and began making a livable income, it was like it was time to celebrate by blowing it all. Suddenly, I was making close to six figures, but ended up racking up an even higher debt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, I wasn\u2019t taught financial literacy, or even how to save when I was younger,&#8221; Amy explained. &#8220;And that lack of literacy spilled into my late twenties and early thirties.\u00a0Having grown up poor, I only knew how to stay poor, even when I had money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Amy shared that there was no definitive moment when she realized she had grown up poor. &#8220;I just always knew that we went without. I think the bigger realization came when I was older, and had to work through my financial trauma in order to build a financially stable life for myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933737\">\n<p id=\"10933737\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Butter. My mother only bought margarine because we couldn&#8217;t afford butter. I only tasted it in high school when I got my first job and would occasionally go out to eat with friends. I promised my self that I would only have real butter when I got my own place. 50 years later I have 2 GRADES of butter at all times. Kirkland to cook and bake with, and Kerry Gold to eat on bread, potatoes, etc. It makes me feel like Mrs. Gotrocks! <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwcc265\/\" target=\"_blank\"> czndra60 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-3\"><\/p>\n<p>We also asked Amy if she could share any of the things she had always considered luxuries for rich people until she got older. &#8220;Good water pressure in the shower is a big one,&#8221; she told Bored Panda. &#8220;I had a friend who lived near me, in a low income neighborhood, and one time when my power was out, I went to her place to take a shower.\u00a0I remember how shocked I was by the way the water hit me in her shower. She had actual water pressure.\u00a0I was 19, and I had never used a good shower before.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I also always thought having your own room, your parents owning a house or a car &#8211; these were rich people things,&#8221; Amy noted. &#8220;I never got my driver&#8217;s license until I was 32. In my mind, I wasn\u2019t rich, so I would never afford a car anyway. So what was the point?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933741\">\n<p id=\"10933741\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-8-637494d45f3e6__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Not entirely in line with the question, but: Two pairs of shoes. I thought only rich kids had more than one pair of shoes. I didn&#8217;t realize we weren&#8217;t poor, and when I told my dad, &#8220;I want another pair of shoes but I know we can&#8217;t afford it&#8221; he IMMEDIATELY took me to the shoe store and bought me a pair so I could be &#8220;rich&#8221; lol <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwakbm6\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ElusoryLamb <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/O8_sTTWaJ14\" target=\"_blank\"> Mick Haupt <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-5\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933743\">\n<p id=\"10933743\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-4-6374923b86ddb__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">New clothes for no reason. I was so confused when I got to highschool and girls would just suddenly have the new trend piece, I didn&#8217;t understand why they were just allowed to have them. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwat7m7\/\" target=\"_blank\"> findingemotive <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/Nne2TxFHPyQ\" target=\"_blank\"> Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-6\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-6\"><\/p>\n<p>Amy also noted that the topic of food can be a whole separate conversation when it comes to growing up poor. &#8220;The quality of food you eat when you&#8217;re poor is vastly different than what you eat when you have some money &#8211; but it\u2019s not all about affordability,&#8221; she noted. &#8220;Growing up, my mom worked three or four jobs, sometimes all in a day.\u00a0By the time she got home, she wasn\u2019t about to cook a lovely, big, healthy home cooked meal. We were getting frozen dinners in front of the TV. Perhaps we could have afforded fresh veggies to make big stews and chilis and meals, but when you\u2019re poor and working to make ends meet, you don\u2019t have the time.&#8221;\u00a0It&#8217;s no surprise how many responses on this list have to do with food, beverages, eating out and having access to snacks.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933746\">\n<p id=\"10933746\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-10-6374962e1600c__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Vacations. Like actually going somewhere. We&#8217;d go on car trips once in awhile. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwaj5mr\/\" target=\"_blank\"> User <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/hPguQ3s1mb8\" target=\"_blank\"> Sigmund <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-7\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933747\">\n<p id=\"10933747\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-23-6374a1e4ebfaf__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Travelling by plane. As a kid I never been in an airplane, I always thought that was for extremely rich people. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwb7vs4\/\" target=\"_blank\"> User <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/qUfecpBw5b8\" target=\"_blank\"> Jue Huang <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-8\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933750\">\n<p id=\"10933750\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-29-6374a7c55d3c8__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">There was a rich kid in highschool that complained about me wearing the same five sets of clothes every week&#8230; I said &#8216;if it bothers you that much, why don&#8217;t you buy some&#8217; and he said &#8216;tell your parents to&#8217; and laughed like it was a burn or something. That was when I realized Greg S. from AHHS class of &#8217;02 was a complete piece of s**t lacking in empathy, but to answer the question: nice clothes. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwajvg1\/\" target=\"_blank\"> throwaway9843545555 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/assorted-clothes-996329\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Kai Pilger <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-9\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-9\"><\/p>\n<p>We also asked Amy about some of these things she previously considered luxuries that have now become normal to her. &#8220;I have a car now, and I think about doing groceries as a kid and pushing the broken down cart full of food all the way home, or in the snow in the wintertime,&#8221; she shared. &#8220;It reminds me that when you\u2019re poor, your 24 hours in a day are different than the 24 hours in a day of someone with money. Lugging groceries home is something normal people do every day, but not something I have to do now that I have a car, which also feels very normal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And over time Amy has found a way to change her perspective and understand that she does deserve access to these things. &#8220;Things began to shift once I worked on addressing my unconscious beliefs about money, wealth, and my deservedness of money,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;It was exceptionally painful to shift this perspective.\u00a0I used to cry every time I got a piece of mail from the bank or the government about my taxes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now, my husband and I make nice, fresh, healthy meals. I haven\u2019t eaten peas out of a can, or a TV frozen dinner, since I was a teenager,&#8221; Amy told Bored Panda. &#8220;I also own a house, but as a millennial, I still consider that a luxury in today&#8217;s market. That and, my shower actually works these days.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933752\">\n<p id=\"10933752\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Takeaway food. My first experience of it was having a sleepover at a friends house. We were, apparently, set to have Chinese food that evening. I was asked what I wanted. I had no clue. So the parents just recommended something. I just said OK. I was staggered to NOT see the mother cooking. She was just mooching around the house doing *f*k all*. Where was this food? Why wasnt she preparing it? Then a knock on the door. And some person delivered a box of food. With more boxes in it. One box was for me&#8230; Madness. Such wealth to get people to make and deliver your food. That display of *vast wealth* stayed with me for a very long time&#8230; <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwbaa47\/\" target=\"_blank\"> SometimesaGirl- <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-10\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-12\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite Amy&#8217;s humble beginnings, she still wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that we don&#8217;t all have the same opportunities. &#8220;I have privilege as a white woman. I recognize that people still experience many of these things as luxuries, and escaping poverty when you come from a historically marginalized community is harder than escaping poverty when you\u2019re white,&#8221; she shared.\u00a0&#8220;I carry a lot of privilege, and I think that is something important to recognize when it comes to discussions about poverty, wealth, and financial trauma. It is not an equal playing field.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to hear more wise words from Amy, you can find her blog right here or follow her on Instagram right here. <\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-15\"><\/p>\n<p>We also reached out to writer Assad Abderemane to hear his thoughts on this topic, as he has a poignant essay on Medium discussing similar themes. Assad opened up with Bored Panda about how growing up poor impacted his relationship with spending money. &#8220;Spending money for food, some clothes, and a roof over our heads? Of course, we need to survive. Spending money on things we didn&#8217;t absolutely need like a new TV or a bigger fridge was always for special occasions, like, when the old TV stopped working or a new sibling came along,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;But spending money on experiences like going to the cinema or a concert? That was useless, a waste of money. I used to silently judge friends who&#8217;d pay so much money to go see a singer they already listened to every single day on Spotify. Then they&#8217;d complain about being low on cash in the middle of the month?! That was ridiculous to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Assad was not always keenly aware of the fact that he was poor. &#8220;I think it really dawned on me that I&#8217;d grown up poor when I stopped being good at math,&#8221; he shared. &#8220;In the 8th grade, they started adding letters to math, and suddenly all of it was too abstract for me. From the first grade to the seventh, I was always top of my class at mental math. I&#8217;d been doing mental math for my mom every time we&#8217;d go grocery shopping. I was a walking percentage calculator during sales season. We couldn&#8217;t afford to pay too much for groceries, so I took my mental math missions pretty seriously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933762\">\n<p id=\"10933762\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">My husband thinks it&#8217;s really strange that I ask for new clothes for Christmas. Not even fancy clothes, just stuff like pyjamas. He thinks that&#8217;s an everyday expense. I see it as kind of special as that is the only time I ever got a new piece of clothing as a child. Any other time I had to sew and patch up old clothes or receive hand me down clothes. Also I just learned to wear oversized hand-me-down clothes and shoes until I grew into them. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwb3yxc\/\" target=\"_blank\"> arturobear <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-17\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933763\">\n<p id=\"10933763\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Not me but my parents. They quite literally had a rags to riches story, they lived in the most run-down house available in the Philippines. After years of gaining money, my grandpa and grandma managed to move the entire family into a condo. And that\u2019s where my mum and dad come in, once they had me they gave me a life that they didn\u2019t have. Toys, proper food and generally a better life then what they had. I\u2019m forever thankful. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iway94x\/\" target=\"_blank\"> User <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-18\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-18\"><\/p>\n<p>Assad also touched on some of the things he had previously assumed were only for rich people. &#8220;I thought only rich people could wear different sets of clothes day after day,&#8221; he told Bored Panda. &#8220;Hashtag OOTDs (outfit of the day) became popular when I was at the age where you expressed yourself through fashion. But I was like an anime character &#8211; I wore the same clothes every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shopping for new clothes and new shoes only happened before the beginning of a school year,&#8221; Assad explained. &#8220;I&#8217;d be teased by, apparently, significantly wealthier friends at the beginning of a school year like, &#8216;Aaayooo he&#8217;s got some new kicks and a new hoodie! New socks next week or am I too optimistic?&#8217; Turns out they weren&#8217;t that much wealthier than me and got a lot of hand-me-downs &#8211; I&#8217;m the oldest sibling, so I never got that &#8216;luxury&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I very much could relate to a lot of what was said in the Reddit post. Going on vacation really hit me,&#8221; Assad noted. &#8220;The first time I went on vacation with my family I was 15, and that was most definitely because we could stay at an uncle&#8217;s dingy apartment &#8211; I remember us having some of the most fun we&#8217;d ever had.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933764\">\n<p id=\"10933764\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-3-6374915120651__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Things at the book fair. You could probably buy a good hoard of stuff from the book fair for 30-50 dollars looking back. I was given $7 one year to buy something and I couldn\u2019t afford a book. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwakgd2\/\" target=\"_blank\"> haydawg8 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/8wPW7-sUU8Y\" target=\"_blank\"> Kate Bezzubets <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-19\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-21\"><\/p>\n<p>We were also curious how Assad&#8217;s relationship with money has changed over the years. &#8220;I spend money on experiences now. I don&#8217;t splurge or anything, but I let myself have some fun every now and again,&#8221; he told Bored Panda. &#8220;I can&#8217;t say I never think about how much money I could have saved if I hadn&#8217;t spent money on some stuff I didn&#8217;t absolutely need. But I work now. Until two months ago, I&#8217;d been juggling two jobs while trying to graduate with a Master&#8217;s degree. I tell myself I deserve to spend money I&#8217;ve worked hard to obtain.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m still a product of my childhood, so I don&#8217;t think the guilt ever really goes away, but I&#8217;m also a product of my own experiences after growing up poor,&#8221; Assad explained. &#8220;And I think landing squarely in the middle should be the goal every person who&#8217;s grown up poor should strive for &#8211; don&#8217;t forget where you come from, but be kind to yourself because, sometimes, money spent is well worth it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to hear more wise words from Assad or learn more about his journey, be sure to check out his Medium profile right here, and you can find his essay on growing up poor right here. <\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933771\">\n<p id=\"10933771\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-11-6374970152b07__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Anything that required money at school. If anything required bringing money to school I just took it as something I\u2019ll have no part of. Thankfully, I had friends that were much the same, so we got through it well. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwarau0\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Anxiouswalnuts <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/fJTqyZMOh18\" target=\"_blank\"> Allef Vinicius <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-22\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933773\">\n<p id=\"10933773\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-9-63749564995f7__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Target clothes. Apparently clothes from Target are considered cheap? I grew up thinking that&#8217;s where my rich classmates got clothes. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwavwq2\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Maxinala <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Target_Rock_Hill,_SC_(7151362297).jpg\" target=\"_blank\"> wikimedia.commons <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-23\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-24\"><\/p>\n<p>In a perfect world, we would all have access to fresh, healthy foods, our own beds, hot water with excellent pressure and new clothes when we need them. They should not be considered luxuries, and it&#8217;s heartbreaking to realize how many people out there have to grow up, or even live their adult lives, without them. Keep upvoting the posts that resonate with you, and if you also grew up in a low-income household, feel free to share your experiences with your fellow pandas down below. Then if you&#8217;d like to check out another Bored Panda article discussing normal things that are sadly seen as luxuries by some of us, you can find that\u00a0right here.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933777\">\n<p id=\"10933777\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Jam\/Nutella spread all over your bread. I grow up with a spread that can only cover half of my bread and is very thin in an undeveloped country. After I move to a developed country and got my first paycheck, I legit buy 5 nutella jars and spread it like a madman on my bread. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwbbw1u\/\" target=\"_blank\"> caikimsin <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-25\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933788\">\n<p id=\"10933788\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Fast food. A lot of the food we ate growing up came from our garden or hunting. We did a lot of canning. My dad inherited a house from his step father and it came with this pantry full of canned green beans. We ate green beans for dinner 5 days a week for probably about 4 years straight. I still won&#8217;t eat green beans. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwazeif\/\" target=\"_blank\"> kristheweird <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-30\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933796\">\n<p id=\"10933796\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-15-63749df031221__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Name brand cereal! I was looked at crazy in first grade when I said an off brand name cereal was my favorite. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwaovv2\/\" target=\"_blank\"> cowdog987 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/xATMkkPIL24\" target=\"_blank\"> Phil Aicken <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-34\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933798\">\n<p id=\"10933798\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-27-6374a6adb1691__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Grapes and Doritos. I was 16 and in my first apartment. Lived off of Craft Mac &amp; Cheese made with margarine and no milk cause it was all I could afford at 28 cents a box. My neighbor was 13 years older than me and would invite me over and feed me treats. It was heaven and she was a true angel! <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/yuoisf\/what_did_you_think_only_rich_people_could_afford\/iwas2l3\/\" target=\"_blank\"> B0327008 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/quinnanya\/51699463008\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Quinn Dombrowski <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-msn\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/40-things-people-considered-luxuries-for-the-rich-until-they-realized-they-just-grew-up-broke-35\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10933800\">\n<p id=\"10933800\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/people-who-grew-up-poor-share-things-they-though-only-rich-could-afford-33-6374abd1d67f3__700.jpg\" alt=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\" title=\"40 Things People Considered Luxuries Until They Realized They Just Grew Up Broke\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Soda. We never had it in our house. Over at my best friend\u2019s house they had cases of it in their garage. 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