Things rich people dont know

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Anonymous wrote:Rich people don't know that meritocracy is a myth.

I know a lot of very smart, very hardworking young people who will never achieve as much as they deserve to, and many wealthy and entitled young people who will be given jobs just for breathing and occupying space.

This times one million!

Rich people have zero idea how easy they have it in most aspects of life.

You just described white privilege too.

All of this. I’m white and I didn’t grow up poor but I also did not grow up rich like the kids and now adults that I’m surrounded by where i live in Bethesda. I’m fortunate that my parents worked hard and made sacrifices for our family, and that I got to go to college (with loans) and post-grad (with loans). At first I didn’t understand why all these people send their kids to private school when we have crazy good public schools, and then I realized it’s (for most people I know, I realize there are exceptions so sorry to generalize) just one way of paving the golden road for these kids. Surround yourself with other rich kids with rich parents and already you’ve built a network where people will just hand you stuff based on your rich people network and social status. Also one of my friends that grew up around here asked me where my family’s vacation home is like, of course everyone has one. She also just couldn’t relate to the fact that I had a job starting at age 13 (not including all the babysittting I did before that) and also worked, not vacationed, during the summers.

I was with you until that part. I do not comprehend that grown adults think anyone hands anyone else stuff.

A lot of people get high paying positions (qualified or not) based on their network and connections.

Correct. I work in HR for a large family owned business. I have lost count of how many people are hired because they are the owners college friend’s kid.

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Anonymous wrote:Rich people don't know that it's difficult to eat well and healthily if you live in a food desert.

I HATE phrases like 'food desert'. People have feet.

So a single mom with kids is supposed to walk to the store (how many miles?). Does she use a stroller to push her kids or does she strap them to her back/front and have those 4+ walk? Because once she loads up on all that healthy, fresh food, she is “using her feet” to lug food and kids back to her home. The ignorance of this post is exactly the point.

I push three kids in a stroller 2 miles for groceries and tuck the groceries into the rack and a backpack

And I am sure that it is uphill both ways!

No. It is pretty flat. I walk from the edge of Ballston to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods in Clarendon. Many areas in the Metro area do not require pushing strollers uphill. Are food deserts only in hilly areas?

I can just imagine you in your Lululemon and your Uppababy running to Whole Foods so that you can get a few more steps on your Fitbit and picking up a few bottles of Kombucha and ingredients for dinner. That is exactly the same as walking out of the core of a city through dangerous areas into an unfamiliar neighborhood to shop at the store that you can't even afford.

I'm a nurses aid and take care of the elderly in their homes and wear a uniform. . I do this so two of my kids who aren't in school can come to work with me. My employers know this is a condition of employment. I live in a 2 bed APAH apartment and don't have a car so we walk to work but it is closer. I pick up my son from school and the four of us walk two or three times a week to get some groceries. I use those two stores because people give me gift cards to them. The rest of the time, I go with a neighbor to Shoppers. sorry I'm not poor enough for you. I was just saying that people do walk to stores with kids in strollers.

Who gives you gift cards to Trader Joes and a Whole Foods, on a regular basis? Just curious.

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Anonymous wrote:Rich people don't know that it's difficult to eat well and healthily if you live in a food desert.

I HATE phrases like 'food desert'. People have feet.

So a single mom with kids is supposed to walk to the store (how many miles?). Does she use a stroller to push her kids or does she strap them to her back/front and have those 4+ walk? Because once she loads up on all that healthy, fresh food, she is “using her feet” to lug food and kids back to her home. The ignorance of this post is exactly the point.

I push three kids in a stroller 2 miles for groceries and tuck the groceries into the rack and a backpack

Imma guess that stroller is an Uppababy

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Anonymous wrote:Rich people don't know that it's difficult to eat well and healthily if you live in a food desert.

I HATE phrases like 'food desert'. People have feet.

So a single mom with kids is supposed to walk to the store (how many miles?). Does she use a stroller to push her kids or does she strap them to her back/front and have those 4+ walk? Because once she loads up on all that healthy, fresh food, she is “using her feet” to lug food and kids back to her home. The ignorance of this post is exactly the point.

I push three kids in a stroller 2 miles for groceries and tuck the groceries into the rack and a backpack

And I am sure that it is uphill both ways!

No. It is pretty flat. I walk from the edge of Ballston to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods in Clarendon. Many areas in the Metro area do not require pushing strollers uphill. Are food deserts only in hilly areas?

LISTEN TO YOURSELF. Whole Foods. SMDH

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Anonymous wrote:Many of the posts on this board are of people observing how poor people live. What I want rich people to know is that you still don't KNOW what it's like to be poor.
Do you keep the house warm sometimes by opening the oven?
Do you open the refrigerator to make lunch for school and see a jar of jelly and ketchup and that's it?
Do you count out you quarters at the laundry mat and try to arrange the loads so you have enough left for a soda?
Did your mother send you to the local store to cash a check, not going herself because she knew it would bounce?
If you look at me now you'd see a blonde woman who speaks perfectly and dresses well. You may think that I grew up "rich", because I look and act the part.
I want you to know I walk the line between wealthy and poor- I don't fit in either category but I can relate to both.

I love you because of the "laundry mat" and the oven ??

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Anonymous wrote:Many of the posts on this board are of people observing how poor people live. What I want rich people to know is that you still don't KNOW what it's like to be poor.
Do you keep the house warm sometimes by opening the oven?
Do you open the refrigerator to make lunch for school and see a jar of jelly and ketchup and that's it?
Do you count out you quarters at the laundry mat and try to arrange the loads so you have enough left for a soda?
Did your mother send you to the local store to cash a check, not going herself because she knew it would bounce?
If you look at me now you'd see a blonde woman who speaks perfectly and dresses well. You may think that I grew up "rich", because I look and act the part.
I want you to know I walk the line between wealthy and poor- I don't fit in either category but I can relate to both.

I love you because of the "laundry mat" and the oven ??

That was meant to be a heart but posted as two question marks.

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I went to a party on Saturday hosted by my Uncle. Only two people in room born rich. Most including me raised poor.

The biggest misconception of poor is rich were born rich.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to a party on Saturday hosted by my Uncle. Only two people in room born rich. Most including me raised poor.

The biggest misconception of poor is rich were born rich.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to a party on Saturday hosted by my Uncle. Only two people in room born rich. Most including me raised poor.

The biggest misconception of poor is rich were born rich.

x10000

This. My kid was, but neither of her parents were.

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Anonymous wrote:Rich people don't know that it's difficult to eat well and healthily if you live in a food desert.

I HATE phrases like 'food desert'. People have feet.

So a single mom with kids is supposed to walk to the store (how many miles?). Does she use a stroller to push her kids or does she strap them to her back/front and have those 4+ walk? Because once she loads up on all that healthy, fresh food, she is “using her feet” to lug food and kids back to her home. The ignorance of this post is exactly the point.

I push three kids in a stroller 2 miles for groceries and tuck the groceries into the rack and a backpack

And I am sure that it is uphill both ways!

No. It is pretty flat. I walk from the edge of Ballston to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods in Clarendon. Many areas in the Metro area do not require pushing strollers uphill. Are food deserts only in hilly areas?

I can just imagine you in your Lululemon and your Uppababy running to Whole Foods so that you can get a few more steps on your Fitbit and picking up a few bottles of Kombucha and ingredients for dinner. That is exactly the same as walking out of the core of a city through dangerous areas into an unfamiliar neighborhood to shop at the store that you can't even afford.

I'm a nurses aid and take care of the elderly in their homes and wear a uniform. . I do this so two of my kids who aren't in school can come to work with me. My employers know this is a condition of employment. I live in a 2 bed APAH apartment and don't have a car so we walk to work but it is closer. I pick up my son from school and the four of us walk two or three times a week to get some groceries. I use those two stores because people give me gift cards to them. The rest of the time, I go with a neighbor to Shoppers. sorry I'm not poor enough for you. I was just saying that people do walk to stores with kids in strollers.

Who gives you gift cards to Trader Joes and a Whole Foods, on a regular basis? Just curious.

My employers. I generally work for people whose kids hire me directly. They obviously know I bring my kids to work with me and frequently "tip" me with these cards. I would prefer cash or cards from stores like Shoppers or Giant, but they shop at Whole Foods and Trader Joe's and seem to find it easy to pick them up while doing their shopping. If there are multiple kids involved in overseeing the care of their parents, they will often give me what averages a card or two a week. They may be for $20 but it helps.

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Anonymous wrote:Rich people probably don’t know how to deal with food that has started to go bad. Things like use a paper towel and vinegar to wipe mold off of cheese. No one is the wiser.

Agreed. I grew up poor and my MIL grew up in post-war Germany, she and I just sneak in our tricks for saving old food when no one else is looking. No one has gotten sick yet, and we've saved a ton of money.

Aww, this is so cute.

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Anonymous wrote:Rich people probably don’t know how to deal with food that has started to go bad. Things like use a paper towel and vinegar to wipe mold off of cheese. No one is the wiser.

Agreed. I grew up poor and my MIL grew up in post-war Germany, she and I just sneak in our tricks for saving old food when no one else is looking. No one has gotten sick yet, and we've saved a ton of money.

Aww, this is so cute.

No, its not. Its disgusting. I just threw up in my mouth a little.

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Anonymous wrote:Rich people probably don’t know how to deal with food that has started to go bad. Things like use a paper towel and vinegar to wipe mold off of cheese. No one is the wiser.

Agreed. I grew up poor and my MIL grew up in post-war Germany, she and I just sneak in our tricks for saving old food when no one else is looking. No one has gotten sick yet, and we've saved a ton of money.

Aww, this is so cute.

Agree. At Thanksgiving I cringed as people tried to throw out mashed potatoes and dressing and other food. All went into storage containers and we finished the remains last night with the soup I made from the turkey carcass. I also put water into anything liquid from laundry detergent to ketchup to get the last remains from the container. I can't stand waste.

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Anonymous wrote:Rich people probably don’t know how to deal with food that has started to go bad. Things like use a paper towel and vinegar to wipe mold off of cheese. No one is the wiser.

Agreed. I grew up poor and my MIL grew up in post-war Germany, she and I just sneak in our tricks for saving old food when no one else is looking. No one has gotten sick yet, and we've saved a ton of money.

Aww, this is so cute.

No, its not. Its disgusting. I just threw up in my mouth a little.

You can recycle that vomit.

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Anonymous wrote:Rich people probably don’t know how to deal with food that has started to go bad. Things like use a paper towel and vinegar to wipe mold off of cheese. No one is the wiser.

Agreed. I grew up poor and my MIL grew up in post-war Germany, she and I just sneak in our tricks for saving old food when no one else is looking. No one has gotten sick yet, and we've saved a ton of money.

Aww, this is so cute.

No, its not. Its disgusting. I just threw up in my mouth a little.

Hard cheese is fine to cut off mold. As the English say - if the mold won't eat our cheese why should we. If soft cheese gets mold you have to throw it out. Spors go all through. People are ridiculous with waste nowadays. Especially the middle class and those who have UMC wealth but middle class values. The rich are more saving.