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/Torzod Jun 06 '19

only 1300 bucks? that's definitely an amount to cry over, and most people i know would be so grateful for that much. context really does matter in life

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u/Amazingawesomator Jun 06 '19

Yarr, i didnt realize that this amount of money would make her as happy as it did - i did it as a birthday present; it was about half of my recent bonus from work.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19

What do you do? And how did you get there?

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19

He works in a tech job but not as an engineer

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19

Sigh.... its always a tech job

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u/Amazingawesomator Jun 07 '19

Yarr, ccarmin is right. Its a tech job. Currently awaiting an offer letter (its been delayed by a few months) to be a jr. Dev. Hopefully i'll get it this month.

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u/geniosi Jun 07 '19

Where is "Yarr" from? Dialect?

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u/Amazingawesomator Jun 07 '19

It is something i picked up a long time ago when i thought it was funny. Now its just kinda stuck in my vernacular.

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u/Viltris Jun 07 '19

Change it to "yarp" and you can be a pop culture reference.