23 Twitter Users Share What They Once Thought Were Indicators Of Wealth

When I was a kid I thought my peers with Barbie dolls were rich. And people with air conditioners. And I wasn't the only child with a unique idea of what indicated that someone had money. This thread from @cpoliticditto proves that most kids had their own special ideas of wealth:

"My wife grew up thinking that having water/ice dispensers IN THE FRIDGE DOOR was a life goal.  I grew up thinking if you had a basketball hoop with a clear/plexiglass backboard, you were rich.  What are some things you thought were indicators of wealth when you were a kid?" 

The responses are a nice mix of amusing and depressing. While some kids thought that having an attic or a wide variety of cereal meant someone was privileged, other kids thought hot dog buns were a luxury. We've included some of our favorite responses, but there are tons more over at the thread.

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Text - connectpoliticditto @cpoliticditto My wife grew up thinking that having water/ice dispensers IN THE FRIDGE DOOR was a life goal. I grew up thinking if you had a basketball hoop with a clear/ plexiglass backboard, you were rich. What are some things you thought were indicators of wealth when you were a kid? 6:00 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter for iPhone

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Text - Hoon MCMUNCH @biasbe Replying to @cpoliticditto 1. Living in the same place for more than a year. 2. Having a bed that's not a futon or directly on the floor. 3. Having a car that isn't about to break down at any second 11:51 AM · 6/28/20 · Twitter for iPhone

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Text - Jody B @missusbarney Replying to @cpoliticditto and @HaroldUnruh2 When a family went on a summer vacation. I also thought that kids that went to summer camp-like in the movies-were really rich. Also kids that took "lessons" (piano, dance, etc.) 7:27 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter for iPhone

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Text - Billie Cowell @billiecowell Replying to @cpoliticditto Having grown up in rented apartments...Having your own house meant you were rich. 9:47 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter for iPad

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Text - MattL @MattL_wins Replying to @cpoliticditto In the movies, houses with attics always had a hatch with a pull string and stairs and you could store stuff there. To this day I've never even dn seen a house with that. 3:21 PM · 6/28/20 · Twitter for Android

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Text - Christopher @rotarydialer Replying to @cpoliticditto Hamburger/hot dog buns instead of slices of Wonder bread. 2:35 PM · 6/28/20 · Twitter for Android

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Text - Maria's Tolerable but Not Handsom... @MariaPGiddings Replying to @cpoliticditto Garage refrigerators just for drinks 6:44 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter for iPhone

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Text - Brendan @laststarfgtr People that had a deep freezer in their basemensts I would associate with the Rockefellers 8:42 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter for iPhone

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Text - Cherry Bile @CherryBile26 Replying to @cpoliticditto I always thought garages and coat closets were indications of wealth. When we bought a house with both, I felt like l'd won the lottery. 17 years later they're both still my favorite things about our home. I appreciate them every single day. 6:41 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter for iPhone

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Text - KamYe @Kamreeee Replying to @cpoliticditto Having my own separate bathroom

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Text - MimZWay @MimZWay Replying to @cpoliticditto Not having to do math in your head as you grocery shopped to make sure you didn't go over $30. Braces for your teeth. Cable TV Being able to fill up your gas tank. 9:44 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter for iPad

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Text - Erinn O'Dear @erinnthered MOSTLY MARMLS 1ORATA BV Replying to @cpoliticditto Travelling outside the country by plane, having a passport. 8:46 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter Web App

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Text - alittlecynic @picsandpieces Replying to @thatgirlinsb and @cpoliticditto You can be both grateful for what you have and aware of class and privilege and your place in the world. For me it was piano lessons that felt out of reach due to the cost. 7:27 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter Web App

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Text - Johnny Biggs @JohnnyBiggs13 - 1d Replying to @cpoliticditto Food Q 34 27 19 1,347 DR Savage @DustySavage4 1d Not just food. But whatever food you want. My family growing up...we didn't go back grocery shopping until we'd eaten everything in the fridge that could be made into a meal. Didn't like what's for dinner? Tough. You learn to appreciate a lot that way. 34 2770 ♡ 3,146 >

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Text - Margo Todd *S @toddmargo Replying to @cpoliticditto and @NY_runaway If you had Cable then yeah you where rich. MUSIC TELEVISION COMING TO SUPERCABLE 849-6444 GIF 7:07 PM 6/27/20 · Twitter for iPad

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Text - Kelly Bachman @bellykachman Replying to @cpoliticditto multiple name-brand cereals in the pantry 12:31 PM · 6/28/20 · Twitter for iPhone

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Text - Aimee Carrero @aimeecarrero Replying to @cpoliticditto Tiny seashell soaps in a dish were robber baron shit. 4:17 AM · 6/29/20 · Twitter for iPhone

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Text - Jazro @JustJazro Replying to @cpoliticditto I thought people who went on holidays every year were rich,(I'm 18 and have been on a total of 3). I thought kids who went on school trips were rich. Having new shoes every few months is another example. 5:36 AM · 6/29/20 · Twitter Web App

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Text - Jeff I-sell-cake-in-a-back-alley Nac... v @dirklancer Replying to @cpoliticditto Not having to hide from the front desk clerk at a cheap motel so they wouldn't charge extra when your parents said there were 4 people in the family instead of 7? 1:17 PM · 6/28/20 · Twitter for Android

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Text - Eloise @Eloise11851042 Replying to @cpoliticditto and @immortalegg Real milk. We were poor and drank powdered milk. I hated it. 6:13 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter for Android

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Text - Susan Williamson @swilliamson1951 Replying to @cpoliticditto Having the 64 box of Crayola crayons. The one with a real built-in sharpener. Wearing shoes that fit. 9:51 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter for iPad

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Text - Just Elizabeth @Eiggam5955 Replying to @cpoliticditto A dishwasher. 10:13 PM · 6/27/20 · Twitter for iPhone

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Text - Le Ah @lfonten2 Replying to @cpoliticditto I grew up in San Diego in military housing (old small townhouses) so I thought having a house with a California roof meant you were rich. It was the dream. Also to be able to buy any kind of cereal you wanted, not just on sale. 口 10:39 AM - 6/28/20 · Twitter for iPhone

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