The Things That Made You Think People Were Rich As A Kid Shows How Simple Life Used To Be - Volume 2

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I'm always fascinated by this topic as I think it brings out such an array of different answers and shows such a variation of how people were raised. I also think it can tell you a lot about your friends, and that you may not know them as well as you do. Think about it, how often are you getting into deep conversations with friends from work about your upbringing, or your golf buddies etc. I think we can be friends with someone for a long period of time, but never do a deep dive into how they got to that point in their life, or what shaped them along the way, and that's fine, but it for sure can be eye opening when you do learn the truth. 

I wrote the original version here : 

The ones i agree with the most : 

Season Tickets 

This was the one i felt like should have made the original list, as it's a great fucking answer. Nothing is more of a flex than having season tickets for people in the middle class. For the middle class, your dad and mom worked so they could keep the house afloat, have food on the table, send you to a good school, and whatever was left over was usually used for a vacation or for you to go to a game every once in a while. A night at an arena or the ballpark was treated like a celebration. To learn that there were people out there with enough disposable income to attend EVERY game? Rich. Or their Dad had some kind of business where he entertained clients and needed the tickets or could give the tickets away to clients. Imagine being so busy/ rich you give tickets away for free? Insane to grasp as a little kid.

Pool Table/ In Ground Basketball Hoop

I don't even play pool, but it always felt like a pool table was one of those things rich people got because they had too much space in their basement and needed something to put there. I feel like pool tables get played on about 2% of the time. It's used as a place holder for Christmas presents more often. However, it did feel like only rich people had them growing up. 

The basketball hoop is a great answer. God knows we all had those dad's that spent a Saturday putting together a rollaway hoop while yelling "fuck" 156 times with a base that was just waiting for you to land on and tear your ankle. And when it was finally assembled you were almost scared to shoot on it because his hands were bloody and you were afraid if you somehow broke it you may be forced to move out of the house. 

The people with the hoop cemented into the ground were kings. Everyone was running games at their house.Rich people shit. Oh and they 100% had enough money to pay someone to install it. They didn't get their hands dirty and I don't blame them. 

A second fridge of just drinks 

Another one that 100% was on the honorable mention of the last list, and connected with so many people. Nothing screams elite wealth like having an entire fridge for just drinks out in your garage or basement. Just an absolute dream as a little kid. If you wanted a drink growing up you went to the kitchen in the middle class. When you got told "oh go down the basement, or grab one out of the garage" you were in true awe. A second fridge? Unreal as a kid. I can't prove it, but I'm convinced those drinks were colder and tasted better. 

Multiple Video Game Systems

So true. Video game systems were considered a luxury growing up, and new games were usually rented for $3.99 or $5.99 for a few days at Blockbuster, and then on birthdays and Christmas you got new ones. Thinking of having mom and dad pony up for a second system, when you already had one? Insane ask. A large majority of middle class families had video game systems, but you were either a Playstation or Nintendo house, and when you went to a friend's house you got to play the other system. That's how it went. Having both? Crazy talk. 

A convertible 

Just so simple minded but so true. On a trip to AAU Nationals in Florida, one of the dad's rented a convertible as his car for the week, everyone wanted a ride in it. 

Now for … 

The Sad 

I mean I love these guys including Big Twan but man that's a tough one. Stairs and 2 parents made me laugh, appreciate the honesty. 

And … 

The Mean

Just not nice. Let's all be friends ok? It's March for Pete's sake.