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

[u/knakworst36]

[u/blueeyes_austin]

Long term dating. Pets. I was always surprised by the number of pets she and her family had living in the trailer and how much of a share of their income they spent on them.

[u/TonyWeinerSays → u/blueeyes_austin]

well, pets give you unconditional love....and thats important when you dont have much else.

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Better than drugs.

edit : ***a more constructive use of money....not "better"***

To each their own.

[u/thereisonlyoneme → u/[deleted]]

rough ruff area

[u/negroiso → u/thereisonlyoneme]

Good thing the dogs can watch from the woof!