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15 lessons I have learnt growing up from a poor family.
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1. Nobody is coming to solve your problems, you have to do it yourself.
Growing up in poverty accelerates your maturation process. You take on more responsibilities. When you’re growing up poor, you understand that things don’t just happen, and you have to work hard.
Growing up in poverty accelerates your maturation process. You take on more responsibilities. When you’re growing up poor, you understand that things don’t just happen, and you have to work hard.
2. Money can definitely buy happiness, when happiness depends on money.
If you grow up poor, you know damn well that money does buy happiness, and everyone is just spreading bullshit. Of course you don’t buy it in the store tweeps. You know what you can buy, the food you...
If you grow up poor, you know damn well that money does buy happiness, and everyone is just spreading bullshit. Of course you don’t buy it in the store tweeps. You know what you can buy, the food you...
....put on your table. In life there two types of problems. Money problems and internal problems. If you are poor everything about your life is a money problem. People growing up without money appreciate it a lot when they escape poverty compared to those who take it for granted.
3. You learn to get things done even imperfectly.
Growing up poor you learn, as long as you get it done, doesn’t matter that much how you fix a problem. “Done now is better than perfect never.”
Growing up poor you learn, as long as you get it done, doesn’t matter that much how you fix a problem. “Done now is better than perfect never.”
4. You don’t take things for granted.
“The more you have of each item, the less you treasure each individual pieces.” Growing up without having much made you appreciate everything you have.
“The more you have of each item, the less you treasure each individual pieces.” Growing up without having much made you appreciate everything you have.
5. You have this hunger inside of you other people don’t.
“You don’t work- you don’t eat.”
“You don’t work- you don’t eat.”
6. The value of being creative.
“Creativity is the art of creating value from less using only your ability to connect dots differently!” Because of circumstances you’re forced to find alternatives, ways around certain roadblocks.
“Creativity is the art of creating value from less using only your ability to connect dots differently!” Because of circumstances you’re forced to find alternatives, ways around certain roadblocks.
7. You learn that the only place to go is up.
In a very messed up way, growing up poor has a free intuitive. Why? Because you’re already pretty miserable, and at more less rock bottom.
In a very messed up way, growing up poor has a free intuitive. Why? Because you’re already pretty miserable, and at more less rock bottom.
8. If you don’t ask, the answer is already NO.
The moment you understand that reality is negotiable, you start seeing doors where you only saw walls before. “Everything is negotiable.”
The moment you understand that reality is negotiable, you start seeing doors where you only saw walls before. “Everything is negotiable.”
9. You learn social finesse.
Growing up poor, you learn to read the self signs of the society. Like how to tell a mile away that someone is about to be punched. You also learn that your personal space is more important than someone else’s feelings.
Growing up poor, you learn to read the self signs of the society. Like how to tell a mile away that someone is about to be punched. You also learn that your personal space is more important than someone else’s feelings.
10. People will judge a book by the cover.
“Growing up poor is like growing up 10 years in the past compared to everyone else!” This is especially impact for in a society where social media has driven all of us to be instant judges of someone.
“Growing up poor is like growing up 10 years in the past compared to everyone else!” This is especially impact for in a society where social media has driven all of us to be instant judges of someone.
11. Simple things can mean a lot.
It’s easy to lose ourselves in the idea only big things can have an impact. If you’re growing up poor, you find the value in even the smallest acts of kindness.
It’s easy to lose ourselves in the idea only big things can have an impact. If you’re growing up poor, you find the value in even the smallest acts of kindness.
12. Learning to multi-task because you had to.
Growing up poor, you’re part kid, part parent, part supporting member of the family. You do things because someone has to, and everyone else is busy doing their share.
Growing up poor, you’re part kid, part parent, part supporting member of the family. You do things because someone has to, and everyone else is busy doing their share.
13. If you can’t afford, you don’t need it.
Growing up poor forces you to make certain choices, because you simply can’t afford to get everything you want. It teaches you to make due without the off shovel solution.
Although it’s a very humbling experience.
Growing up poor forces you to make certain choices, because you simply can’t afford to get everything you want. It teaches you to make due without the off shovel solution.
Although it’s a very humbling experience.
14. If you don’t do anything about it, you’ll be stuck there.
All you have to do is look at the people around, people of all ages. They all had dreams, plans, they were all on the exact spot you find yourself in. Some are still in that same exact spot, and that scares you.
All you have to do is look at the people around, people of all ages. They all had dreams, plans, they were all on the exact spot you find yourself in. Some are still in that same exact spot, and that scares you.
15. It makes you appreciate how far you have come .
Your kids mayn’t see it. Others mayn’t see it as well, but you know how far you’ve come, and what you had to go through in order to get to this fortunate position you might find yourself in.
Your kids mayn’t see it. Others mayn’t see it as well, but you know how far you’ve come, and what you had to go through in order to get to this fortunate position you might find yourself in.
