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“‘I don’t get why poor folks don’t simply price range higher.’ Ah, sure, the CEO of life, proper right here.”
“I do know of us who grew up poor, fell right into a good-paying job (at the very least in relation to their upbringing), and adopted this mindset.
I am all the time like, ‘How do you not keep in mind the place you got here from?’
Good budgeting when you’re poor is difficult as hell.
I grew up pretty poor however do okay now, nothing to brag about, however I take pleasure in luxuries and a snug life that I am fairly grateful for — and I by no means, ever let myself neglect the place I got here from.
That is in no small half as a result of all it takes is one catastrophic sickness or different dangerous flip in life to finish up again there once more.
However extra importantly, it is as a result of you have to remind your self that getting some fortunate breaks does not make you higher or tougher working than another person, it simply signifies that you bought fortunate sufficient in your efforts to fall into place. I did work onerous, sure, however there was additionally success concerned, too.”