remembers a simplier time in my life..where we was po!
2006-08-21 16:41:01 · 16 answers · asked by knightedtraveller 2 in Social Science ➔ Economics
I grew up drinking Kool-Aid out of jelly jars, wearing swim trunks to school. Over three quarters of the stuff in my house came from a second rate flea market. I had to grift all the half way decent stuff I had. Watch married with children and move them down a paygrade, you'll get me as a kid.
My dad stole propane so we could heat water for bathes on the bbq. What's sad is that we weren't even the poorest people on our block.
2006-08-21 17:31:42 · answer #1 · answered by Paklo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, but didn't have anything in the refrigerator. Had a couple of bucks, didn't get paid for two more weeks. Had a bag of rice, some coffee, and a jar of peanut butter.
Thought about using the money to wash my clothes, decided I could wash them in the sink. Went out on the town, bought a hamburger and a fried cherry pie at Hardees ( 1974). Ate rice and most of the time. Ate the peanut butter right out of the jar. I had paid my rent 3 months in advance, so I had a place to stay.
Went to the laundrimat late at night and took the agitators out and scavenged the loose change from under them. Decided I needed to manage my money better. I did.
2006-08-21 23:57:05 · answer #2 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember burning my bean soup and crying because I had no more beans let alone other ingredients. That soup was supposed to last at least a week. I did have a pack of ramen noodles that was only nibbled on on one corner by the mice so it's not like I would have starved but I just ate burnt soup.
2006-08-22 01:02:26 · answer #3 · answered by Kuji 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ohhhhhhh yes!
I once had only plastic silverware and paper plates for like 8-9 months, lots of Ramen noodles, a jug of water?? that would have been like wine, haha.............Yes defiantly....keep your chin up, nothing lasts forever.
2006-08-21 23:54:28 · answer #4 · answered by mchlmybelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep. can relate to that. was so poor during study that i ate once a day and the meal cost me like 80 cents. this lasted for a month till my study loan came thru - nevr mentioned any of it to mom and dad though :P hehe
2006-08-22 00:59:29 · answer #5 · answered by aishah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely. For a whole summer I had nothing but my roommates left overs that I would occasionally take a bite of. Scandelous :(
2006-08-22 11:58:08 · answer #6 · answered by john d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you'll over come this, & it just makes you, stronger,& more understanding, to other Peoples downfalls,when their,in a bad situation, you'll be able to relate.
2006-08-21 23:50:51 · answer #7 · answered by sqishieears 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep, i learned how to make like 50 different things with eggs. one week in college i lived on cigarrette smoke, oh yeah
2006-08-21 23:47:52 · answer #8 · answered by Boliver Bumgut 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, onion sandwich was a treat.
2006-08-22 09:20:01 · answer #9 · answered by jackie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it cost a nickel to go round the world, I could'nt get out of site.
2006-08-22 06:54:47 · answer #10 · answered by niceguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋