the 5 stupidest habits you develop growing up poor

[grove rat]

http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-stupidest-habits-you-develop-growing-up-poor/

5) You develop a taste for shitty food
4) Extra money has to be spent right goddamn now!!
3) You want to go overboard on gift giving
2) You become an excessive bean-counter
1) You only spend with the short term in mind

guilty as charged

[Sgt Beavis]

I grew up poor but you could say that I now have money..

5) You develop a taste for shitty food
Guilty as charged. I am getting better though.
4) Extra money has to be spent right goddamn now!!
I'm finally done with this.
3) You want to go overboard on gift giving
True, but my wife does a good job of reining it in.
2) You become an excessive bean-counter
Not a problem for me..
1) You only spend with the short term in mind
Still working on this one.

[yellowstang]

Shit, I'm still poor.

[TENGRAM]

5) You develop a taste for shitty food
How is this a problem? It's better than developing a taste for expensive "good" food.
4) Extra money has to be spent right goddamn now!!
Hmm, can't say that that has been an issue for me.
3) You want to go overboard on gift giving
Yep!
2) You become an excessive bean-counter
Yep!
1) You only spend with the short term in mind
Isn't this a bit contradictory to #2?

[grove rat]

Shit, I'm still poor.

didn't you have a new beemer a few years ago?(i remember the accident/insurance threads)

having a new or even newish bmw does not = poor in my opinion!

[talisman]

Wait, we let poor people post on here? I thought there was a minimum salary requirement that was verified at registration...

[Dawkins]

5) You develop a taste for shitty food
You also get taught to eat everything on your plate. Even if your not hungry.
4) Extra money has to be spent right goddamn now!!
Or not at all, I don't buy shit until its way overdue.
3) You want to go overboard on gift giving
Guilty until I got married and had kids. Spoil kids, fuck everyone else.
2) You become an excessive bean-counter
I can count the change in my wallet just by sitting on it.
1) You only spend with the short term in mind
True.

[JFurst]

you have to eat everything on your plate

[Fordblue625]

Read #5 and decided to fry some bologna for lunch.

[SS Junk]

Or we'd replace our old computers and all of our furniture.

With 5g's? LOL. So replace shit quality with more shit quality.

[yellowstang]

didn't you have a new beemer a few years ago?(i remember the accident/insurance threads)

having a new or even newish bmw does not = poor in my opinion!

Not new, new to me, yes. That's why I'm poor, I keep spending!

[kenny c]

5) You develop a taste for shitty food
You also get taught to eat everything on your plate. Even if your not hungry.

You also don't know the difference between your and you're... just sayin

[SSMAN]

Read #5 and decided to fry some bologna for lunch.

Fry that shit in a pan!!

[slow99]

#2 and #4 seem sort of contradictory. I don't do #4 and #1.

[Forever_frost]

I was thinking this:

5. You think the lottery is a retirement fund
4. Your car cost more than your house
3. You have more children than you possibly can ever afford
2. Believe that wrestling is a real sport
1. You trust the government to get things right