It took me two fucking months to stop hurting from sleeping on the floor. This is amazing to me as I used to only do that with little sore.
In my opinion, it is much much better to start life poor.
It gives an appreciation for the better things, and tend to make a person more resiliant. When people grow up wealthy the luxuries are 'normal', not special. It is easy to make things worse, but hard to make things better.
Comparatively a poor person can improve their lot easier, and is happy achieving what the wealthy one started with.
Using myself as an example, I grew up poor, then middle-class, then I went through a period where I had immense disposable income, followed by losing everything, including my freedom.
Years later when my life 'stabilized' I found myself in a middle-class living, but with the option to step into a high income job. I chose to stay middle-class because I was happy and content with what I had. I did not want to focus on a career to gain wealth, I took a job that paid less but left me with free time to pursue my own, non-paying, hobbies.
I often surprised at how many people don't understand my choice. I think knowing extreme highs and lows gives a person a wider perspective.
In my opinion, it is much much better to start life poor.
It gives an appreciation for the better things, and tend to make a person more resiliant. When people grow up wealthy the luxuries are 'normal', not special. It is easy to make things worse, but hard to make things better.
Comparatively a poor person can improve their lot easier, and is happy achieving what the wealthy one started with.
Using myself as an example, I grew up poor, then middle-class, then I went through a period where I had immense disposable income, followed by losing everything, including my freedom.
Years later when my life 'stabilized' I found myself in a middle-class living, but with the option to step into a high income job. I chose to stay middle-class because I was happy and content with what I had. I did not want to focus on a career to gain wealth, I took a job that paid less but left me with free time to pursue my own, non-paying, hobbies.
I often surprised at how many people don't understand my choice. I think knowing extreme highs and lows gives a person a wider perspective.
I have spent time living in very poor conditions, and in very luxurious ones.
I can, and do, fully appreciate how good I've got it.