On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Who Aren't

Re:On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Who Aren't by robotnikman on Monday March 01, 2021 @04:18PM (#26308550)

As someone who also grew up in a poorer family I can relate as well, both the disconnect from people in the industry I've talked to and the skills I picked up growing up.

My dad had a bunch of tools growing up which he used to do household repairs and repairs on the cars, I remember for the longest time my parents driving an old station wagon with a lot of duct tape holding things together or covering leaks and the air conditioning not working.

I still try to repair things on my own if I can, while some people I know just go hire someone on Handy or something to fix things for them.

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Re:On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Who Aren't by tasuki on Monday March 01, 2021 @05:10PM (#26309133)

I grew up upper middle class, our car had no air conditioning, my father was doing car repairs himself. I'm from Eastern Europe, a relatively wealthy country compared to much of the rest of the world.

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