Originally Posted by
T2C
My upbringing in a very low income household and my military experience taught me a great deal.
1) Hard work will get you through most of life's problems.
2) Just because you have very little money, does not mean you cannot afford a bar of soap or a broom.
3) Prioritize your expenditures, food first, rent and utilities second, and so on.
4) Don't piss away money on liquor and cigarettes.
5) Don't take things for granted, such as living indoors, being able to get a clean drink of water out of a faucet, indoor plumbing, a working furnace during the winter.
6) Don't look down on hard working people who don't have much money.