"Not accepting help from others because you’re “not a charity case”. I know people with money love free stuff"
''Being over the moon when finding some change in your pockets."
"Believing that self care is wasteful expenditure. ."
"Going to “the bread store”. I only recently realized this when thinking about how I’ve never seen a bread store as an adult but saw them as a kid.Spoiler: there used to be stores specifically for bread inventory that was close to expiration you could get for extremely low prices. They may still exist but I haven’t seen any."
"Saving all leftovers even if no one was really fond of the meal, to not waste the food or money."
"Guilt for not finishing food, like a bite of toast. i see friends throw away half their plate, couldn’t be me."
"Fixing everything. Auto mechanics, gardening, sewing, carpentry, paint, even electrician work. If you can’t afford to replace it or hire a pro to fix it, you learn to do it yourself."
"Using a teabag more than once."
"Basic manners! you can disagree with me but the people in poor family face too many restrictions while the grow up, the become more mannered and behave politely in any kind of settings apart from their friends circle."
"Preferring food like Mac N Cheese, Spaghetti, PB&J or cheap takeout over a 5 star French restaurant. I don’t care how good the food presentation is, there’s little to no taste and I’d take a PB&J sandwich over Foie gras or Escargot any day."
"Turning off lights when they leave a room/house."
"Value every little thing they own, not replacing it until it’s no longer functional."
"I don’t go to the doctor more than twice a year"
"No shame in repeating clothes for multiple days. i kinda envy that."
"Using a calculator at the grocery store to make sure you can afford things"
"Cutting the paper towels in half out the pack."
"Asking permission to eat the last of something."
"Using soap until it is a transparent sliver."
"Eating food that was dropped on the floor."
"Finding a second use for bread bags."
"Garage sales for 90+ percent of clothing. I get 'thrifting' can be good for your wallet, but thrift stores are around the same as new clothes these days. So, garage sales and estate sales are better options.Also, my mom's "slide past neighbor's trash slower because she wants to see what's in it" when driving. No, it's because she wants to see if there's anything she can trash-pick to use out of it.I got we got my desk that way but shouldn't be needed for cardboard boxes when you work at Walgreens - dammit!"
"Only half filling their cup when pouring juice or soda."
"Taking home and saving extra napkins and condiment packets from restaurants."
"Prefer to surf the Reddit instead of going to vacation."
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