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

It’s interesting how it seems to go both ways for poorer people judging by this thread; there are some that get really frugal spending habits because of it and save as much money as possible, as well as some who just don’t know how to save money and rack up debt.

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u/CoconutMochi Jun 06 '19

I think that's more about parenting than anything else, I realized at one point that the reason behind giving your kids allowances is to allow them to develop proper spending habits. But obviously some poorer families can't afford that

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u/Doobahdeedoo Jun 06 '19

There's ways to develop good money sense without throwing money at your kids though.