27 Pics for Anyone Who Knows the Struggle of Growing up Poor

1.

Have you ever had a sugar sandwich? Because I have.

2.

One Christmas, all three of us kids each only got a letter from my mom.

3.

McDonald's play place was for special occasions only.

4.

Chili on day one. Chili with beans on day two. Day three add macaroni. Day four add tomato juice with paprika and it becomes goulash. Day five spoon the remaining goulash over a baked potato.

5.

You can skip a meal by just going to sleep.

6.

I used to pray for clothing that my mom didn’t sew.

7.

Going to other kid's houses and getting invited to stay for dinner. I would always sneak something to eat back home for my mom. She never asked me to do that, but I knew she was hungry.

8.

My parents dumpster diving at the mall for birthday presents for us.

9.

Boiled wieners for lunch and wiener water soup for dinner.

10.

Never answer the phone. It was always the debt collectors looking for money.

11.

Butter and cinnamon on bread. Cinnamon toast!

12.

We reused aluminum foil.

13.

Buying school supplies from Dollar Tree.

14.

Packages of socks, underwear, and other necessities wrapped up under the Christmas tree.

15.

Every piece of produce I ate at home was grown in our backyard.

16.

Drinking a lot of water before or during a meal makes you feel more full.

17.

Feeling guilty about getting expensive presents as a child.

18.

Picking up soda bottles from along the roadside to turn in for the deposit money.

19.

This is going to wipe away the competition.

20.

Nothing was name brand. Instead of Fruit Loops we had Fruity O's.

21.

Did you have lettuce and mayonnaise sandwiches?

22.

Got a cold? Grab a roll of toilet paper. I still feel like Kleenex is a luxury item.

23.

Everything around you can be a toy. My action figure collection included a stick, a mason jar, and an off brand Barbie given to me by an older cousin.

24.

Wearing your coat inside to save on the heating bill.

25.

Using plain bread for hotdog and hamburger buns.

26.

We cut open the toothpaste to get every last drop out of the tube.

27.

The generic aisle at the grocery store.