Bad habits of people who grew up in poverty

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Growing up in a low-income family? Did they wear things for their older brothers and sisters? Never asked for a new toy because you knew that parents have no money? If so, then perhaps you, without noticing it, have acquired habits that make it difficult to improve your well-being. Life hacker painted that, yes how.

Poverty is not a vice. This is a school of life. If you have passed it, then you are "infected."

Habits imposed by poverty remain forever with man. Even if he improved his financial situation. They, like leeches, suck on nerves and money.

This article will help you eradicate the poor thinking and thus improve your financial affairs. After all, as is known, thought determines actions, and actions determine success.

Not so long ago, I was poor. The first 18 years of life I was a child and could not change anything. For the next 17 years I continued to live “as a child” and did not want to change anything anymore. I do not complain and do not complain. I myself have chosen my path.

These are the words of John Cheese (John cheese). 35 years he lived in poverty. Swam down the stream. Until one day, by chance, got a good job.

It changed his life. Refrigerator - full bowl, bills paid. But John could not get rid of the habits and habits of the poor man. Infection has penetrated his brain too deeply.

John, based on personal experience, described the habits of poor people.

1. Cheap food

People living at the minimum wage have two criteria when choosing food:

• price;
• shelf life.

The first should be as low as possible, and the second as long as possible.

Quality? Taste? Manufacturer? Leave it to gourmets who shop in the same store.

Products are bought once a week or less. 90% of them - canned. Fresh fruits, vegetables are too expensive. Meat? Maximum offal.

But a person gets used to everything. So much so that when you have the opportunity to buy normal products, you will have to re-recognize their taste.

Fresh, not canned, tomatoes and apples will seem "wrong" to you. Even if you accustom yourself to have breakfast with Danablu cheese tartlets, from time to time you will still miss the Druzhba sandwich and boiled sausage.

2. "Spare money

Big cash in a poor man’s wallet is nonsense. Bonus, gift, and kalym - if you have money, you need to spend it urgently. This is a reflex caused by the "infection" of poverty.

It is impossible to postpone for a “rainy day” - it is always “black”. Poor thinking makes you live one day.

A person reflexively goes to the market and spends every penny, not thinking about how he will pay a communal flat next month.

The habit of immediately spending "extra" money is so strong that in the press now and then exaggerated "funny" cases - a mechanic Ivanov won a million and spent it in a week.

Paradox: a person who needs money does not save them, but a wealthy one, on the contrary, knows how to save.

When a person has a consistently high income, he has to learn how to manage money rationally. He must understand: there is no “extra” money, you must always have a financial buffer in case of unforeseen expenses (a car broke down, a seal fell out ...).

3. Presents

If a person has no money, he is not up to gifts. The maximum that he can afford, for all these Dreams and March Eighths, are “souvenirs” from Fix Price. Adults understand this and do not focus attention.

But the children ...

Here's your new sneakers, but it's for your birthday.

If you grew up in a low-income family, you know this phrase. And it is unlikely that one of you was upset that in six months there would be no gift, the main thing is new sneakers!

As a rule, children understand the financial problems of the family and do not whine - “Paaap, buy it,” - even if you really want to. But adults still have a sense of guilt. Forever and ever.

Therefore, when the family gets out of the financial hole, the parents begin to flood their children with gifts. Not a single trip to the store without a new toy: “So much time I could not afford to pamper my baby.”

The habit of compensating the forced savings with gifts is also manifested when the child was already well-off, but his parents grew up in poverty.

I did not have it, so at least let the children have everything.

4. Accounting

The habit of constantly counting money is another manifestation of the "infection" of poverty.

You know exactly how much money you have on the card, how much is in your wallet (up to kopecks). You automatically add to your mind the value of the products in the basket, and always check the receipt. You know all utility tariffs and the formulas for calculating them.

This habit will remain with you, even when the need to constantly “fry” money disappears.

Fear - “Will I have enough money to settle the bill?” - will continue to pursue those who grew up in poverty for a long time.

5. Essentials

If a person barely makes ends meet, then he buys only what he needs at a given time. Only must have.

Example. Summer sale of winter jackets. The price is almost for nothing. Model - pretty. A person who is guided by poor thinking will not buy it, even if he has “extra” money (see paragraph 2). After all, you still need to live before winter - why a winter jacket in the summer?

Those who wear clothes for older brothers and sisters know that new jeans are bought when old ones leak and not when they want to.

And this habit remains for a long time. “Why do I need new shoes? These can still be repaired! ”
Again, the paradox: a man with the habits of a poor man does not enjoy shopping. There is money, but it is a pity to spend it. Especially on myself.

Being poor is bad because it takes all your time.

Willem de Kooning

Poverty shapes thinking. But to change it, it is enough to change habits. Having got rid of the habits described, you may soon notice that you have become a more successful and confident person. Because you develop immunity against the "infection" of poverty.

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