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re: The moment you realized you were rich growing up.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 5:47 pm to whoisnickdoobs
Posted on 4/27/20 at 5:47 pm to whoisnickdoobs
When Harry Bailey made the comment that I was the richest man in town. 
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Posted on 4/27/20 at 5:50 pm to whoisnickdoobs
When my dad got us all matching Under Armour shirts, fresh New Iberias, and took my mom to Destin to post photos of us all in white shirts and khaki shorts.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 6:09 pm to whoisnickdoobs
Learning my friends idea of a vacation was Yellowstone, Disneyland/world, etc for a week, and we spent summers in Europe, Asia, Caribbean, among others.
Also, when I went to a friends birthday party, at their house, and they were all close together and small. My guess today was about 3000-4000 sq ft homes.
Also, when I went to a friends birthday party, at their house, and they were all close together and small. My guess today was about 3000-4000 sq ft homes.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 6:34 pm to whoisnickdoobs
When I was 14 and realized "Nana" wasn't related to me and Nana was another form of "Nanny".
Posted on 4/27/20 at 7:07 pm to whoisnickdoobs
Santa didn’t bring me bad presents.. thanks mom
Posted on 4/27/20 at 7:26 pm to whoisnickdoobs
No Paul Allen post. 
Posted on 4/27/20 at 7:37 pm to whoisnickdoobs
I thought we were poor. I later learned we were better off than most of the kids I grew up with but my parents didn't believe in spoiling us. No dirt bikes, no new car when we got our licenses like some of our friends had. We did go on some pretty nice vacations in the summer. We would take 3 or 4 weeks off and hit a bunch of national parks. That would be our big luxury item for the year.
ETA in a lot of places we would have been no more than middle class, but we were comparatively wealthy for the area.
ETA in a lot of places we would have been no more than middle class, but we were comparatively wealthy for the area.
This post was edited on 4/27/20 at 7:39 pm
Posted on 4/27/20 at 7:43 pm to whoisnickdoobs
When I was 8 and my Pops checked us into the Raffles Hotel...
Posted on 4/27/20 at 7:44 pm to Jim Rockford
We weren't rich but better off than most I guess. My dad was extremely frugal. We lived in a pretty average house and he didn't drive particularly nice vehicles.
It wasn't until later in life that I realized that he made pretty good money. He just saved most of it because he hated his career and wanted to retire as early as possible
It wasn't until later in life that I realized that he made pretty good money. He just saved most of it because he hated his career and wanted to retire as early as possible
Posted on 4/27/20 at 7:49 pm to whoisnickdoobs
It took me until adulthood.
When I look back at every class party, pageant, recital, school open house, volunteer event, tryout, etc. one or both parents were there.
When I look back at every class party, pageant, recital, school open house, volunteer event, tryout, etc. one or both parents were there.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 7:49 pm to whoisnickdoobs
Two words:
Toliet
Paper
Toliet
Paper
This post was edited on 4/27/20 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:17 pm to Slagathor
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When I look back at every class party, pageant, recital, school open house, volunteer event, tryout, etc. one or both parents were there.
ISWYDT
Bravo to what being rich really is.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:23 pm to whoisnickdoobs
ALways had cable and satellite growing up... but when the rain came through and messed the satellite up... we'd switch on over to cable
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:28 pm to whoisnickdoobs
It was after high school when my dad was offered a transfer to work in Malaysia with Exxon for 6 years (dad worked offshore with Exxon for 28 years - mostly as a field superintendent on the rig). I went to college with no debt and had access to things I didn’t have growing up.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 9:30 pm to whoisnickdoobs
When I found out that not everyone could get whatever they wanted at the country club with their dad's member number.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 10:51 pm to whoisnickdoobs
Annual bird hunting trip to Argentina tipped me off.
Posted on 4/27/20 at 10:52 pm to whoisnickdoobs
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The moment you realized you were rich growing up. by whoisnickdoobs
When I saw my skin color......
Bite mofos I dare u
Posted on 4/28/20 at 6:49 am to whoisnickdoobs
When I went with a friend in college to help her buy a car...I had no idea what financing a car was, I just thought everyone paid cash b/c that's all my family did
Posted on 4/28/20 at 6:59 am to whoisnickdoobs
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The moment you realized you were rich growing up
When I was about 32 years old. Traveled to West Africa. Talked to a kid who had fastened some old truck tires to the bottom of his feet. So that he could walk to school, about 7 miles each way. Said that if he ever got proper shoes, that he would run to school. His favorite thing in life was to go to school. Because he could come home in the evenings and teach his mother to read. It made him so proud. He said that if he ever got a good job in a city, he was going to put a concrete floor in his mother's house.
I came home from that trip, looked at my wife and said: We don't need any of this shite.
That's when I realized I was rich.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 7:12 am to No Colors
My mother never learned to cook. 85 years old and couldn't make toast.
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