People Who Have Lived In Poverty Are Sharing The Experiences People With Money Can't Possibly Understand

Living in poverty is something you can't comprehend unless you've experienced it. So Redditor Just_Yesterday_1050 asked, "What’s something poor people do that rich people will never understand ? Here's what people said . 4.

"You have thoughts of how you could use your body to make money." — its-how-i-roll 7. "Spending a windfall like a tax refund on a high-dollar item — like a big television or gaming console.



Because it’s the only opportunity you ever get to level up and feel good about something for a change." — 010011010110010101 11. "Becoming hyper-capable/independent and able to fix many things yourself instead of paying someone to do it.

" — anaugle 14. "Having to borrow money from family for a necessity. Then stressing out about when and if you'll be able to pay them back, then feeling guilty cause you feel like you shouldn't have needed to borrow the money and being stressed out about all of it, then when finally being able to pay them back, needing to borrow more money too soon afterward.

" — pauledwarda 16. "Cutting open toothpaste and other bottles to get the last bit out instead of buying more." — ilgatroz 18.

"Paying monthly for things instead of paying for the year upfront, which would save something like 20% off the whole bill." — MengTheMerciless 21. "Going to sleep when you're hungry.

Sleep for dinner is the uniting phrase that only truly poor people understand. Middle-class people who had the occasional hard time think they're poor and try to commiserate. But sleep for dinner is the way to find the real ones.

" — TheLateThagSimmons Do you have something to add? What is a reality or a feeling that people in poverty have probably experienced that people with money can't possibly understand? Tell us in the comments or in this anonymous form ..