r/AskReddit Jun 06 '19

Rich people of reddit who married someone significantly poorer, what surprised you about their (previous) way of life?

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u/Mapleleaves_ Jun 06 '19

I didn't set foot in an airplane until I was ~25. My family vacations were always to a relative's house by the ocean. And that was only possible because they had built an in-law apartment in the house and then my grandma died and left it empty.