When you’re an adult it’s usually pretty obvious to identify someone who is wealthy, but as a kid, your concept of wealth can be a little off, and it’s not until you grow up that you realize what you thought was a sign of wealth, really wasn’t.
Well, now thanks to a new social media thread, Millennials are sharing things they thought were a “sign of wealth” growing up, and some are pretty amusing. The viral Facebook thread started when someone shared a tweet from a man who said he thought a basketball hoop with a clear backboard “meant you were rich,” followed by the question “What are some things you thought were indicators of wealth when you were a kid?”
Responses include:
- “Real Kool Aid and Pop Tarts and Cereal.”
- Having water/ice dispensers in the fridge.
- “Feeding the dog chicken and eggs.”
- “Sitting down at a dinner table to eat as a family.”
- “If your parents were together or if you had a parent that came home every night.”
- “Having a birthday cake that wasn’t a 13x9 cake pan.”
- “Helium balloons. Not balloons blown up by your mouth and just taped to stuff.”
- “If your house has a chandelier Or if the household has more than one car.”
- “An in ground pool in the backyard.”
- “Throwing away ketchup bottles without adding some water and shaking to get that last little bit.”
- “Kids who brought strawberries with their lunches. I thought they must have cost at least $20 a box.”
- “If you got dropped off or brought your lunch to school.”
- “Air conditioner and a shower so five kids wouldn’t have to share the same water.”
- “Having your own phone (landline) in your room.”
- “A garage fridge for extra food and sodas and stuff.”
Source: The Mail