the truth is in the middle of that and this. My family was relatively poor. HOWEVER.. my single mom made ~12k in the mid-to-late 80s and my dad ~13k. Each had their own place.. we lived with my mom.. 4 kids. he sent money when he could.
So no it wasn't the rock star life.. but they each had a home in a different part of the state, supported 4 kids, and we did stuff like soccer, book fairs, etc. We had cable tv and a computer (used C64 from goodwill). And before someone says "umm that's not poor" we qualified for food stamps and free school lunches.. so yes, that's what poor was back then. "poor" now is basically destitute and border-line homeless.
I think people forget that we saw how our parents lived on their salaries and we grew up in those homes. We're not all relying on TV. Your comment is a great example of that.
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u/borghe 14h ago
the truth is in the middle of that and this. My family was relatively poor. HOWEVER.. my single mom made ~12k in the mid-to-late 80s and my dad ~13k. Each had their own place.. we lived with my mom.. 4 kids. he sent money when he could.
So no it wasn't the rock star life.. but they each had a home in a different part of the state, supported 4 kids, and we did stuff like soccer, book fairs, etc. We had cable tv and a computer (used C64 from goodwill). And before someone says "umm that's not poor" we qualified for food stamps and free school lunches.. so yes, that's what poor was back then. "poor" now is basically destitute and border-line homeless.