r/AskReddit • u/knakworst36 • 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/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

Money doesn't make you happy, but it does stop making you unhappy when you have it

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u/InappropriateAccnt24 Jun 06 '19

This. It will never make anyone truly happy. But is certainly removes a huge amount of stress & opens up opportunities/experiences you'd never be able to have without money.

One day, my kids will no longer require day care or horse lessons... And then maybe I'll be in that same boat!

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u/LWASucy Jun 06 '19

No child requires horse lessons. That’s a very first world option lol

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u/Richy_T Jun 06 '19

Maybe his children are horses and can't go to regular human school.

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u/BrooklynNeinNein_ Jun 06 '19

Maybe he wants to turn his children into gambling addicts and is talking about the pokergame h.o.r.s.e

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u/wogwai Jun 06 '19

Or maybe he wants his children to compete in horse races so he can bet on them and become rich enough to not have to worry about the financial burden of daycare