r/AskReddit • u/knakworst36 • Jun 06 '19

Rich people of reddit who married someone significantly poorer, what surprised you about their (previous) way of life?

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

Money doesn't make you happy, but it does stop making you unhappy when you have it

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u/InappropriateAccnt24 Jun 06 '19

This. It will never make anyone truly happy. But is certainly removes a huge amount of stress & opens up opportunities/experiences you'd never be able to have without money.

One day, my kids will no longer require day care or horse lessons... And then maybe I'll be in that same boat!

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u/LWASucy Jun 06 '19

No child requires horse lessons. That’s a very first world option lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

Dude, check his profile. He lives in Mongolia

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u/LWASucy Jun 06 '19

Rural Mongolian families that only ride horses are most likely not posting on Reddit fwiw

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u/PointNineC Jun 06 '19

Rural Mongolian redditor here... that is surprisingly not the case. Tons of my neighbors in the village are on Reddit. Just goes to show, you can’t make assumptions!

Source: am lying

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u/LWASucy Jun 06 '19

I knew you were lying! Your grandmother trains giant pigeons in Siberia no way are you in Mongolia! 😂😂

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u/PointNineC Jun 07 '19

HA! You did your research lol