27 People Who Grew Up Poor Explain The Things That Rich Kids Would Never Understand

In 2020, there were 37.2 million people living in poverty in the United States (approximately 3.3 million more than in 2019). That equates to 11.4% of the country's population.

Brandon L. from New Jersey knows perfectly well what that means. He too grew up poor. And it has affected the man so much that even now when Brandon is a responsible adult, his behaviors are still somewhat formed by his past.

"I think my biggest financial problem is I grew up poor," he tweeted. "So now that I make my own money, I don't know how to budget. I'm always gonna spend the extra penny for quality 'cause I can and I hate the feeling of being limited on what I can do [because] of a price tag."

And he's not the only one. After his honest confession went viral, people began relating to it by sharing some of their own personal struggles, ones that probably wouldn't be there if they just had more when they were little.

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