Growing up, I always dreamed of being rich and living in a big house. Don’t most kids?
Every weekend I would read through the Real Estate section of the newspaper. You know the section that shows all of the nice houses for sale? I would highlight the ones I wanted to live in and show them to my mom. It never worked out.
The reality is, I grew up in 1 bedroom apartment, and my bedroom was the living room couch. We did live in a nice neighborhood, but we were by no means rich. I would say we were barely making it as middle class. My parents divorced when I was very young so my mom was forced to raise me alone.
It’s not “cool” when your mom drops you off for school in an old rusty Subaru hatchback. It was pretty embarrassing. Also, when you live in a 1 bedroom apartment not many kids want to come over to your house. It definitely wasn’t the “hangout”. I actually found myself spending a lot of time alone on my computer.
Wouldn’t it be easier if everyone was just born rich?
No, it would actually suck!






