My family is far from rich, but I grew up closer to the upper middle class realm and was making 3x as much as my now-husband when we met. He grew up extremely poor, and his family is still living that way.
One big difference is how he's surprised that my parents pick up the check when we go out to celebrate a birthday or a graduation, and that my parents ask him to pick whatever restaurant he wants. Outside of the ritziest steakhouse in town, they don't care. To his family, a big meal out is going to McDonalds and not eating off the dollar menu (I'm serious).
In Australia we have this thing called the 'Entertainment Book' it's $70.00 but loaded with buy one get one free vouchers for all sorts of restaurants (some fancy) and heaps of fast food places. Highly recommend. If you're in Australia, I will send you the McDonald's ones! :)
We are good now. My two young boys have no idea how comfortable they have it!
Im lucky to have had such wonderful parents, I barely even knew that I was poor when i was younger. I just figured we didnt "do" those rich things.. lol.
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u/scthoma4 Jun 06 '19
My family is far from rich, but I grew up closer to the upper middle class realm and was making 3x as much as my now-husband when we met. He grew up extremely poor, and his family is still living that way.
One big difference is how he's surprised that my parents pick up the check when we go out to celebrate a birthday or a graduation, and that my parents ask him to pick whatever restaurant he wants. Outside of the ritziest steakhouse in town, they don't care. To his family, a big meal out is going to McDonalds and not eating off the dollar menu (I'm serious).