People Who Grew Up Poor And Are Now Rich Are Sharing The Most Shocking Things They Learned About The Rich

Trending badge Trending Work & Money · Posted 2 hours ago People Who Grew Up Poor And Are Now Rich Are Sharing The Most Shocking Things They Learned About The Rich "The richer you are, the more free stuff you get." by Fabiana Buontempo BuzzFeed Staff Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail Things that happen in our childhoods obviously affect us as adults, including how we grew up — poor, middle class, or rich. A Redditor recently asked , "Redditors who grew up in poverty and are now rich, what's the biggest shock about rich people you learned?" the answers really surprised me.

Here is what some shared: 1. "More like the lower-middle class to upper-middle class, but it blew my mind when I realized many people I know now frequently pay to have their house cleaned and grew up thinking that the cleaners being over was just a routine part of life. I was probably in my late 20s, and this was the first time I ever paid someone to clean.

It is the same with moving, painting, house maintenance, etc. I'm at a place where it makes more sense to save my time and pay for many of those things, but anytime I talk to my mom and mention it, she assumes it's something I'm doing myself because it would never have occurred to her to spend money on that and for most of her life she couldn't afford it. It's a pretty interesting divide between the middle-class strata.

" Dusan Sapic / Getty Images/iStockphoto — u/Orange_Kid 2. "That rich people can afford to do things that save them money. Better .