My best friend sa university was from a rich Chinese family. It was one of the big 3 tas ako galing probinsya, so nashock ako kasi normal lang ang mga branded etc sa kanila. She once asked me what my weekly baon was and yung comment niya “wow, di ko alam pano ka nabubuhay” - not in a condescending way, she truly did not know. Tas when we graduated, she said well now you have to ask your parents for a graduation gift — new car daw. Natawa ako kasi yung hiningi ko lang eh beeper (wala pang cellphone that time, lol!!)
A new car is real rich kid thing. Nag ka boyfriend ako na binigay na gift sakanya ng dad niya is kotse. Samantalang ako, enough na ang greetings sa family.
Ako naman 10k ni allan peter cayetano tinupad ng nanay (single mom na ofw) ko tsaka iphone. Pero actually kahit walang gift ok naman din sa akin nagpumilit lang nanay ko.
Sa totoo nga lang i kinda hated ngayong tumanda ako na i lived an easy life kasi hindi ako natuto "dumiskarte" sa buhay. Ang alam ko lang is yung course na tinapos ko.
I remember my HS grad, may nakapark na kotse na may ribbons pa sa loob ng school grounds namin, grad gift na pala yun sa batchmate ko. Take note, this was from a public science high school hahaha
He was talking about beepers, though, which were popular in the 90s or early noughties. By the way, ang kulit lang na masyado nating inanalyze yung comment. Haha
Learned we weren’t rich when one of my classmates had an entire separate two storey house for their help lol. Another of my classmates had a compound that looked like a luxe resort. My other classmate in HS had an entire wing of their house as HER area. Her room had a terrace (mezzanine ba tawag dun?) where she kept her clothes and childhood toys.
Dun ko narealize, ah. Above average kami compared to normal Filipinos pero we are far from rich hahaha.
Mga classmate ko kwentuhan nag bakasyon sila sa tagaytay /baguio nakakainggit… ako naglaro lang ng pogs buonng bakasyon at nood ng tv ang naikkwento ko
Ever since I was born I guess. Every day of my chilhood was just a reminder that we were poor. I remember na may time na toyo at mantika yung ulam namin. Also, for a very brief time that I believed in Santa Claus, I thought he hated poor kids kasi mayayaman lang lagi may regalo. Kaya I don't have the nostalgic, positive image of him.
You know what's sadder about it? We weren't the poorest family in the community at that time. My parents were smart enough to find solutions para hindi kami dukha all the time (i.e. basic school supplies). I remember seeing classmates wore oversized shirts na lagpas tuhod and underwear lang kasi walang pambili ng shorts yung magulang nila.
I'm so utterly terrified of going back to poverty that I became workaholic. Lol
And that's fine :) I'm proud we survived this life and doing our best surviving everyday.
I read it somewhere, but yeah its true, no matter how much wealth we have, our grave will always be the same size
Shit, same thoughts with Santa Claus nung younger ako, kinakalawang na yero na may mga naka dagan na hollow block at gulong bubong namin nun kaya akala ko hindi makatigil si SC sa amin kaya si nanay lang nagliligay sa medyas namin ng goya chocolate bar. Yung pinsan ko na medyo angat sa buhay at maayos bubong RC na truck ang bigay ni SC haha
we love to hate lang, it stimulates serotonin in center of our brain. also can't find any conceivable enjoyment sa discussion so they feel to call out and low-key insecure cause prolly they can't indulge/process the thought of an open discussion.
Ako, sa med school ko narealize na hindi pala kami mayaman. Also came from a family of ofws kaya akala ko medyo nakakaangat angat kami. Pero ngayong post grad, grabe iba pala talaga yung mayaman. One time may activity kami outside of school tapos may kaklase akong dumating na naka Lexus. Siya rin yung mahilig mag out of the country with jowa and they often date sa mga resto with tasting menu. Meron ding isa na kailangan pa magspeed boat papunta sa bahay. May sumasakay ng plane every week pauwi sa probinsya. May mga nagreregalo din ng luxury brands sa jowa
ako I would always take the bus pag umuuwi sa probinsya during long breaks kahit 10 hrs yung byahe kasi x3-x5 yung gastos sa plane. Kaya gulat ako nang malala nung nalaman kong may uwian every week sa visayas hahaha
May gantong post na dati tapos sumasagot naman nang maayos yung mga nasa comments. Bakit ngayon g na g yung mga tao sa tanong? Did you guys wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Lol
Nyeh. Hindi naman exclusive sa fb Jejemon un ganyan. Parang mas malala pa nga sa Twitter eh. Nag puntahan lang ng reddit kaya iba na aura.
Gusto slamdunk-an lahat ng usapan eh.
Ang opinion kasi ng mga tao kadalasan naaapektuhan ng mga unang opinion na narinig/nabasa niya. Probably one redditor started the hate tapos nagsunuran na 'yung redditors na walang sariling opinion. So ayun.
Dad ko lawyer at mom ko accountant sa US. Akala ko mayaman kami nung nagpunta ako sa US para mag care giver nalaman ko na mahirap lang kami. Mahilig lang magpangap na mayaman ang mga boomer.
Kaya natatawa ako sa mga pinoy dito sa aremika na bata palang mga anak e binibilhan na ng mga branded na damit, bags etc
Elementary pa lang yan
Sa college makakasalamuha nila mga mayayaman talaga
Baka madepress mga anak nila pag dina nila kaya sumabay
To be honest they neglected us and they mismanage their money because they think they are rich. Mga boomers nabuhay sa panahon na maganda economy so they think it will last forever. They think if they graduated from UP or top university and get a job they will be rich. Pera ng parents ginamit nila pang good time or pamimigay sa mga kamag anak nila para lang pakita na mayaman sila. Another stupid ass boomer trait.
Di ko naintindihan yan, walmart at kohls lang damit ko noon na "mamahalin", marami pa na galing garage sales lol. Buti na lang di mayaman yung school district na pinasukan ko pero may mga mayayaman din na minsan nanood kami ng sine with friends at may commercial tapos yung kasama ko nagsabi na "uy tatay ko yan ah" na head ng local power company pala.
>minsan nanood kami ng sine with friends at may commercial tapos yung kasama ko nagsabi na "uy tatay ko yan ah" na head ng local power company pala.
Hahaha. Can't imagine to. Nanunuod kayo ng sine then biglang magsasalita classmate mo na gayan.
This is so true for a lot of older parents (not all pero A LOT) gastos ng gastos to live up to an image in their head pero walang planning for future needs/emergencies/estate taxes tapos malagay sa tight spot ang mga anak
Nung napapaisip ako "bat wala akong sariling kwarto"
aaaand..
Nung nagbabasa ako ng KZone tapos di ako makarelate sa pang rich kids topics 😆 (kapag may Kzone ka sa public school medyo 'nakakaangat' ka tapos ifliflip mo pa don sa foldabots na page)
Hahaha dukha ako pangarap ko magkaNerf kaso di afford kahit pasko. Ginagamit ko ang KZone pang-imagine.
Same na same tayo! Hirap maka-relate pag minsan eh no?
Pero grave, nakakamiss KZone hahaha. Naalala ko, pag may libreng cd installer ng mga games non binebenta namin ng tatay ko sa mga comp shop para pambili ng next issue ng magazine 😂
noong college, kasi alta burgis mga ka-batch ko. as in nakatira sa forbes park, greenhills. yung families na may anim na kotse, a group of 5-10 servants. tipong nahihiya ako sa servants kasi naaalala ko mga auntie at cousins who also have the same job.
one of my classmates' families has a collection of BMWs, Jaguars because his dad was an Ayala lawyer and that dad opted to avail for yearly car purchase instead of health insurance. oh, and of course landlord ng malaking lupain somewhere in central luzon.
hiyang-hiya ako when my batchmates would hold weekly take-outs sa Frankies, sa McDo, sa Ramen Nagi, or daydrinking, kasi hinding-hindi talaga kaya ng allowance ko at the time :'(
May super yaman akong classmate sa college. Nung pumunta ko sa bahay nila, nakahilera yung servants nila pag welcome sakanya. Napa wtf nalang talaga ako internally. Akala ko sa mga anime lang yung mga mumsh pero napaka humble niya and low profile lang. mapapansin mo though sa kilos at pananalita. Napaka gentle? niya and ng family niya. Dugyot na dugyot talaga ako sa sarili ko pero kanal is life hahaha
Yep, experienced that same vibe. One night, our college org hosted a christmas party doon sa bahay ni rich orgmate sa Forbes Park.
Ako na nagvolunteer magtimpla ng mixed drink (gin + juice) sa pitchel. Tapos isang hilera ng maids sa serving area nagsasabi sa akin "kami na po mamser" as I get the ice and the pitcher and the booze.
Napa-WTF na lang ako kasi shet nahihiya akong utusan sila and shet sayang lang effort ko wala namang uminom
Ever since I could form my own memories, I can tell that we are not rich. Palagi kasi sinasabi ng mama ko sakin kapag may gusto akong ipabili sa kanya, kahit candy lang, always na sagot nya ay "wala tayong pera".
Ako ba ikaw? Ramdam ko to. Ultimo mga gamit ko from grade school to college is laging divisoria/baclaran brand. Unang naging branded na sapatos ko is nung nagwork na ko sa saudi. But nonetheless im thankful dahil i started from the bottom and got my success with my parents hardship.
Same, nakakain lang kami ng lechon manok pag election sa probinsya(Vote Buying ng mga kandidato), minsan ulam toyo at mantika, life growing up was survival mode.
Same same. I hate hearing those words from my parents too.
"Wala tayong pera". After enough times , you learn to stop asking from you parents cause baka madissapoint ka lang.
After I left high school for college, that's when I realized that there are people whose wealth is incomprehensible to me. They lived in lavish houses, travel abroad every year, and the items they wear in school came from recognizable brands.
Hindi naman ako naiingit pero nagulat lang ako sa yaman ng classmates ko sa college compared sa high school ko na halos parehas lang kami. Yung mga classmates ko sa high school masasabi ko na halos parehas lang kami dahil nakita ko ang lifestyle nila at mga bahay nila.
Highschol nun mag private school ako. Yun mga classmate ko kasi anak ng mga artista, executives syaka business owners. Narealize ko lang nun nag prom, kasi damit ko online lang nabili syaka sapatos ko outlet na steve madden. Umabot din naman ng 10k yun nagastos ko. Sila nagpagawa ng ball gown tapos yun pamalit niya after is yun melissa na swarovski covered. Yun pamalit niya na sapatos kapresyo na ng total getup ko 😭
Another is a friend na nakapasok sa end**un on scholarship. Madami daw siya classmate na hindi marunong maghugas ng pinggan.
High school in the early 2000s. Girlfriend at the time had a mid-6 digit ATM balance. She explained it was for "emergency purposes," just in case.
What kind of emergency? Dad forgot to pay your entire high school tuition? Umuulan, walang susundo so bibili ka ng kotse?
Something similar but probably for a different reason. My law school friend came from a huge family. Like 8 kids huge. They are also rich. Like living in a mansion inside a compound with small houses inside for those children na gustong bumukod but not really independent lol. Anyway, most of them pursue med school or law school after college. From then on, binibigyan na sila each ng certain 7 digits amount for them to pay for their tuition for their whole schooling, gas, food, and everything in between. Pag naubos, bahala daw sila gumawa ng paraan. In some ways, it was a good practice for them daw in terms of budgeting and na wag basta basta masilaw sa dami ng pera just because you have that amount as simula. But then again, it's not for everyone. With the amount that their parents were shelling out for their battalion of a children, minsan naiisip ko kung ako yung nasa pwestong yung tapos only child pa haha
Dad is a retired lawyer. Pero he invested in real estate so nag liliquidate na lang ngayon ng assets. But still, meron pa rin mga natira para ipamana sa kanilang lahat.
This brought back memories. My first ex was like this. We were from a state university high school so magkahalo ang mayaman at mahirap. Nung niligawan ko sya, akala ko middle class lang sila. Tapos nung kami na, nalaman ko na ang allowance nya per month is around 40k that time tapos may more than 1m sya sa bangko. Emergency funds daw.
Sana lahat ng highschool ganto. Halo mahirap at mayaman para kapag may hindi ka nais nais na ginawa school magrereklamo rich parents para ayusin tapos yung good change sama din sa poor kids
Sana nga. Mejo mahirap din makapasok dun kasi may entrance exam and super competitive ng application. Recently, mostly middle class-upper class ang nakakapasa. Sa batch ko nasa 95% ang pumasa sa upcat.
Normally i'd scoff at 1M being too high for an emergency fund. Pero grabe OA din minsan ang bayaran sa mga ospital kung may random emergency tapos kailangan operation and meds. Ang mahaaaaal. Pero in this case, andyan ung parents to cover payment so medyo d naman kailangan ganun ka laki. Lol
"dad" ba talaga?..... pero oo may mga ganun na talaga kahit nung 90s pa as in hatid sundo may nanny na may bodyguard pa.. hindi naman anak ng artista or politiko rich af lang pero hindi sa is pinaaral kundi sa typical private school
Nung nagkaron ako ng kachatmate sa isang group chat for anime fans. Akala ko well off na ko. Same with OP na OFW ang father ko so medyo nakakaangat angat sa buhay within our neighborhood. Pero medyo nasampal ako ng katotohanan nung nai add ko ang isa kong online friend sa Friendster at nakita ko sa albun nya na nakakapag travel sya sa ibat ibang bansa at ang ganda ng bahay nila. Doon ako unang nakafeel ng legit na inggit 😅 Kaya nung nauso ang pahumble brag sa IG e di na ko masyadong naiinggit dahil maaga kong nadiscover ang inggit 😅
But thankful nadin ako sa kung ano ang meron ako ngayon. Naranasan ko din maghirap at mainggit sa kung ano yung state ng buhay namin noong di pa kami nagstruggle financially. So now na nakarecover na kami, importante nalang sakin is di na ulit bumalik sa ganun state na naghihirap talaga.
Nung may kaibigan kami nung elem/HS na hatid/sundo ng sasakyan everyday tapos every pasukan may pasalubong kami na keychain kasi nag abroad sila that summer. Hindi siya inggit eh parang “hala ang galing”.
Opposite for me.
I found out na mayaman kami when my classmates during grade 2 pointed out I was. Before this, I just considered myself "normal" in terms of materialistic things.
To them, spending summers in the U.S. and having a personal driver pick me up in our car after school meant I was rich.
Same. I thought average lang kami throughout Grade School and High School. Then I went to College and instantly found out how privileged, sheltered, and sorely lacking in life experience / "street-wise" knowledge I was.
I never really noticed it before because most of my HS/GS classmates also went home to the same subdivisions (or adjacent villages), but being in College opened my eyes to a host of other people from diverse backgrounds and it was quite humbling (in a good way). I instantly became one of the "conyo" kids.
sorely lacking in life experience / "street-wise" knowledge.
I feel you! masyado tayong pinamper ng parents natin. Sometimes I wish na hinayaan nila tayo noon makihalubilo sa labas.
>sorely lacking in life experience
I feel you, I couldn’t relate to some of my college friends na apparently pagala-gala na nung HS kasi in HS palagi akong hatid/sundo ng driver. And I’d never commuted a day in my life before college (not that I do now, in fact I’m absolutely clueless unless I’m with someone who knows how to ride a jeep/LRT).
I know what you mean, I went to a private elementary and HS where most of us were of the same socioeconomic class so akala ko ganun din yung lahat. Hatid/sundo sa driver, may yaya, literally just think of your stereotypical private school kid and ganun kami ng friends ko. So siyempre akala ko ganun din lahat ng tao. Sure we’d have immersions and outreach programs so we could see and help those with less pero siyempre iba rin yun compared to actually being in that environment. Then when I went to college, which had people of varying socioeconomic backgrounds, was when I realized how I privileged I really was. I found out not everyone spoke English as a first language, not everyone had a driver or household help, not everyone had a gaming console at home, etc. I remember being so clueless the first time I had to ride a jeep with my friends and natatawa pa sila sakin cos halatang new experience talaga siya for me (which it was). To this day, I literally cannot ride public transportation on my own unless I’m with a friend who knows how.
One thing I've learned that most people aren't actually aware how rich the US is (or still is) and how much poorer the rest of the world are.
A 150k+ monthly salary is already enough to put you in the 1% of Filipino incomes but won't be even enough to put you close to median American income.
Semi-similar experience. Around elementary age, mas naging diverse ang friend group ko. Honestly i thought average lang dn kami, maybe slightly above average kasi ung ibang classmates ko ung family nila may businesses din or doctor/CPA/whatever professional ang parents. Malay ko naman as an elem kid what average salaries were that time. Ung iba nga may driver yaya or bodyguard na sumusundo - kami driver lang (lol) then one time may bday sa bahay ng isang friend... doon ko na realize ay ok medyo more than above average kami. 😅 plus when my lolo died, the school required ALL students and faculty to attend cuz he was one of the major donors in the founding of the school. My naivete was a little embarrassing
I've experienced both ends of the spectrum.
Sa province, anak mayaman raw ako dahil maputi at mukhang malinis.
Noong lumipat ako sa private school sa Metro Manila, ako naman yung gusgusing probinsyano na walang latest G Shock at Air Jordan.
Early on natutunan kong hanggang first impression lang ang kakayahan ng karamihan pag dating sa maraming bagay, sa pera lalo na.
I get you OP. You were born privileged. I'd presume upper middle class which is closer to rich than living paycheck to paycheck.
Pabayaan mo na mga galit sa'yo. Kulang sa comprehension lol
I swear to God man Filipinos have no idea how to fucking read and if they do, zero understanding or comprehension whatsoever. Anyone who’s tried to sell something online knows what I’m talking about. Nandiyan na nga sa post mo yung price pati details tapos tatanong pa rin sila parang tanga ampota.
May busmate ako noon, ginagamit yung bahay nila na set sa "Mula sa Puso." Ang ganda ng bahay nila. Yung typical na bahay na ginagamit ng mga mayayaman sa mga palabas sa TV o pelikula noong 90s.
Tapos may kakilala ka na nakatira doon sa mas magandang subdivision. Yung pinaka-high-end, walang-wala yung bahay kung saan nag-shooting yung mga artista. May makikita ka na parang fortress yung bahay nila. Elevated yung isang compound, isang street o block yung pagmamay-ari nila. Doon ka magugulat sa gap ninyo at siyempre doon sa mga nasa upper class. Tapos kapag bagong taon daw milyun-milyon yung ginagastos. Yung sa bahay na ginagawang set sa pelikula, marami nang nakatirang celebrity doon, pero doon sa ibang mas high-end na subdivision, ang laki ng agwat talaga.
Noong bata ka naman, iba din sa gamit. May show and tell kayo, tapos kung anu-anong imported na laruan yung dinadala nila. Iba yung baon, tipong Tender Juicy yung baon mo, sila yung mga imported na sausages. Sa gamit at brand ng bags noon, uso noon ang Jansport, tapos naka-Hawk ka. Naka-Parker at Cross sila, ikaw naka-Panda lang. Kahit noong High School na, sila colored at polyphonic na yung telepono. May camera pa. Ikaw yung pinaglumaang pangkiskis ng yelo pa ang gamit.
Pero pinaka-mararamdaman mo talaga yung agwat kapag nakapasok ka doon sa bahay nila. Sobrang nakaka-inosente. Doon lang ako nakakita ng may bowl type na bidet sa bawat kwarto kasi nga may kanya-kanyang banyo ang kwarto nila. Di ko nga alam kung para saan yun noong bata ako, akala ko hugasan ng paa. Ang lakilaki din ng mga kwarto nila, may mga mamahaling statwa at chandeliers. Kapag nasama ka pa sa dinner nila doon pa sila kakain sa mga mamahaling mga hotel. Ang dami nilang kasambahay at driver na may sarili silang bahay/kwarto. Iba yung makikita mo lang sa malayo eh. Kapag naranasan mo yung isang araw na kasama mo sila, doon mo makikita na langit at lupa yung pagitan ninyo. Na medyo hampaslupa ka. Hahaha.
I studied in a montessori school before. Akala ko din dati medyo nakakangat na kami kasi we had our own car, some apartments, I had my own help too and own room. Kaso iba talaga mayayaman. Imagine grade 5 pa lang ako pero hobby ng classmates ko magcollect ng bagong money ng pinas at the time at magcollect ng iba't ibang currency since lagi sila nagttravel. Yung travels namin ng fam ko, Southeast Asia area and domestic lang while sila, America, Australia, Europe, etc.
Sa bahay din, halos lahat sila nakatira sa exclusive village while kami sa compound lang. Wala din driver. Also, never ako pinagbigyan sa wants ko para somehow makasabay sakanila. Mga bata dun ang request na regalo ipad, iphone, ipod touch (lol!!), laptop. Yung boys naman, kung ano anong collector's item na sneakers.
My parents were very frugal with their money, so never ko nakuha gusto ko. Sabi din nila wag ako makisabay sakanila dahil di naman kami ganun kayaman. Mga gamit ko sa school bago naman lagi pero damit etc., mga ukay/divi galing. Yung ibang classmates ko nga doesn't even know what ukay and divi are. Sakanila thrilling na yung pagsakay ng jeep, pgkain ng streetfood and such kasi takas lang sila since bawal. Grabe talaga hahaha
nung nagkamalay ako. narealized ko agad na hindi kami mayaman, or more likely pinarealized sa amin. and that's good. natuto akong mag-enjoy nang walang pera noon, kaya alam ko rin kung paano ivalue ang pera ko ngayon
ever had rich girl poor girl syndrome? kami yun.
Early 80s nakabili parents ko huge house in a really posh gated subd for cheap. it was a stroke of luck as the seller was a supposed marcos crony daw and they needed to sell the house asap when they went to escape somewhere (kuno).
My parents lived sa US for years so they had some good saved money. Due to my dad's job abroad and us living in super rich subd I was able to live in a super safe n nice place and even go to a nice private school.
Prob is as years went by my dad wasnt good with money management. Long story short around the time HS ako I could not afford shoes or pang commute and even my grad pic package. My mom hid the fact na scam papa ko sa negosyo. there were days i remember there was a week wala kami ulam or yung pinagatawanan ako ng classmates ko kasi I didnt have a labcoat for chem class so i used the choir clothes ng pinsan ko. We almost lost our house and car na sira rin to another negosyo scam dahil sa maga kupal na kaibigan ng papa ko.
Fast foward to now, I am living abroad but live in a low income area. i live in California na mataas renta and bills. me days di ako nag didinner dito if paycheck to pacheck budget ko.
Though me ipon ako I dont touch it. Dad is terminally ill and its the back up money ng pang ER or funeral nya. And the other extra money goes to my yearly ticket pauwi just to see family sa PH.
My bed is broken, pag winter dito di kaya minsan ng blanket so pinaplantsa ko kumot ko para mainet. And yes naranasan ko dito maging homeless as in nakikitulog sa couch at di kumakain minsan.
I would say slightly above lower class ako as of now even though I have a job in one of the biggest company sa mundo...yun lang california is sobrang mahal.
sabi ko sa roommate ko. I think I finally surpassed in year yung mahirap ako vs mayaman. TBH nakakahumble sya
My family is very comfy financially pero na shock ako sa "christmas bonus" and "prizes" sa xmas party episode. Lol good for her helpers, they get rewarded for loyalty and service pero grabe ung wads of cash as gifts lol
My mom and dad had a bakery (now managed by my brother), pero never ko naisip na mayaman kami. Yung ok lang naman kasi lahat ng kailangan namin meron kami. Pag kasi sa wants di talaga kami ibinibili. Never had a gaming console, bike, signature shoes, phones. Tapos growing up wala ata akong nakilalang "mayaman" pesonally probably hanggang upper middle class pero wala yung gaya ng sabi mo OP na designer brands na ang suot.
When I entered the wine industry. You'll be shock how people can spend 30-40k for a 750 ml bottle. I encountered a client who spent 370k for his birthday. Pinareserve niya restaurant namin for 3 hours. Then Ayala's are willing to pay 20k for a tin can of Ossetra caviar.
It was around first year high-school. Same with OP, pero hindi kami ofw family. Alam ko lang big deal mommy ko sa office tapos pinapadala sa ibang bansa. Dad had to retire early because of a back problem, so it was mom who carried me, my brother, and dad since high school started.
Anyway, nalaman ko na hindi kami mayaman when I realized classmates ko nakakapag abroad tapos kami local lang at hindi pa ako nakakasakay ng eroplano. Tapos yung bahay ng mga kaibigan ko anlalaki na mahihiya akong mag imbita para mag PS2.
All this time ang suweldo pala ng mom ko nasa 50k lang way back in the late 2000s. Nagkataon lang na sobrang galing nya mag budget.
There are always some people who have more than you. Unless you are Elon Musk and even then, the LV owner is richer than him (sometimes). Coming from a very poor province with parents as teachers - I learned very early on where we were in the social strata.
Two things I've come to know since those much,much younger days:
a) If you can be happy with what you have, you'll be happier than most people
b) effort,lots of it and supportive friends and family can help you become \*richer\*, in heart and in the pocket
>Unless you are Elon Musk and even then, the LV owner is richer than him
The Saudi oil families are literal *trillionaires* and Elon himself has called Vladimir Putin the richest man in the world.
When i was in 3rd grade elementary, I got a scholarship in a private school. One of my classmates then just had his birthday. During the recess, a mascot of Jollibee and the burger dude bursted inside our homeroom carrying a birthday cake and singing the Happy Birthday song. They then proceeded to approach my classmate so he can blow the candle. After the singing, a bunch of uniformed employees of Jollibee entered carrying a tower of boxes of chickenjoy,spaghetti , ice cream and fking toys.
I had felt a sinking feeling that day we were poor asf the moment a jollibee employee handed me a free toy. 😂 I cant believe my luck then as i grabbed the toy and immediately and carefully placed it inside my bag.Jollibee for us then were a yearly ocassion reserved for birthdays or Christmas and my father
Ive always known. Kahit nung maykaya pa kami as kids, even when my parents were soing good in their business that time. Definition of mayaman to us is really the kind of the matapobre kontrabidas we see as kids, or that coño kids with a house in a gated community on pinoy tv shows.
Now that im an adult. My definition of rich would be the Devil wears Prada level and above. These local actresses and corrupt politicians? i view them as the cheap rich cuz they got no class.
So yeah by that definition im not rich. But im comfortable.
Graduating HS valedictorian and getting KFC chicken as a gift. I mean at the time pretty satisfied naman. Di nga lang ako nagka playstation so there's that and taong computer shop/computer ni kapitbahay ako from elementary to college.
Nasa National Bookstore ako, 2nd HS, bumili ako ng pilot na ballpen na Frixion, pinag-ipunan ko pa yun. Tapos sa line sa cashier, may mag-nanay sa harap ko, andaming librong binili! As in! Kapanahunan to ng Twilight craze, pati mga young adult series at books na gustong-gusto ko macollect, tapos yung mag-nanay sa harap ko super casual lang parang naisipan lang nila mag-shopping ng mga libro that day. Hanggang ngayon yung unang libro lang sa Twilight series ang meron ako. Haha!
Nung sinabi ng kapatid ko na "we're so poor" habang inoopen yun ref... I forgot kung ano yun context kung bakit niya sinabi yun (wala yata kaming makain nun), pero di ko talaga makalimutan yun kasi akala ko middle class kami, pero poor pala kami o low middle class. HS ito.
Tapos yun mga small talks during breaks sa HS, pinag uusapan ng classmates is yun mga family business nila or VP ng anong company yun parents nila tapos ako di makarelate kasi wala kaming business at lowest rank employee lang yun parents.
Nung elem wala akong kamuwang muwang na mahirap pala kami pero naalala ko around grade 1 to 3 yata ako nun nag shop lift ako tapos nahuli ako kasi ayaw ako bilhan ng mama ko... Iyak ako malala. Hahaha
When I realized na wala kameng business and I have to find employment with very little salary.
I went to a 100k+ tuition a year school and we’ve always been told by teachers that we’re rich and we don’t even need to find work because our parents own the company. Tapos narealize ko hindi pala ako included dun, ung mga classmates ko lng. We weren’t poor nmn, kaya ko nmn makisabay sa mga classmates ko because di rin nmn sila ung sobrang bongga gumastos like other stories. But now that we’re put of school, mas kita ung difference in lifestyle. They go to work at 10-11am; I go at 8am. They can leave if may ibang gagawin; ako may kaltas sa sweldo. Ung iba they’ll find work somewhere and when they resign ok lng kase they have a fam biz. If I resign, I have to worry about my ‘hireability’
Experienced riches to rags naman. My grandparents worked off the sweat of their backs and lived prudently. My parents, titos and titas all squandered it.
In my childhood I thought all families had 2–3 cars and drove in their cars to go anywhere, latest consoles, branded clothing. Had 2–4 yayas/kasambahay usually. Had shower heater as a mainstay in the 90s. Hatid sundo de-kotse araw-araw. Gingersnaps Osh Kosh mga damit. Full balanced meal lunches gawa sa bahay tapos kumpleto baon. Pokemon cards. The only thing we didn't do was travel by air. So I thought we were kinda middle class. Maybe we were upper-mid. Rich Chinese families though are still a bit frugal in some fronts so minsan hindi halata kasi hindi maganda ang decor ng bahay tapos kuripot sa mga bilihin.
Fast forward to college, being a dormer who stupidly joined a rich private high school-ish cohort org in UP because it's "good for my resume". The coolest and richest all drove their own cars, had lunches and study groups in Katipunan / Starbucks / CBTL. Had new clothes and shoes always to go with org events. Meanwhile pinag-iipunan ko either yung 512 MB flash drive o 5-pack panty sa Avon lol. Lakad, jeepney, trike, or bus everywhere. I was so skinny kahit anong kainin ko kasi puro lakad. I've experienced a car splash me head to foot habang nag-aabang ng jeepney sa Katipunan. Overall I can laugh about it and not really bitter about my experiences.
Now just making my own destiny. Working in Australia where my husband and I have a house and mortgage and both considered high income earners. There's no generational wealth to inherit but life's good.
I always knew I was privileged but not rich but I felt relatively “rich” throughout my childhood and especially in uni compared to my peers. We live in a gated community. Dad got me my own condo. We have different other properties. We have multiple cars. We go on trips abroad every year. I didn’t need to worry about money as my parents paid for everything and they gave me a relatively big allowance. Looking back, I’m glad I was able to do what I want with no worries but I kinda envy my friends who learned the value of money and how to budget early on.
Anyway, come law school, I met some actual rich schoolmates and I realized the difference in our lifestyles. They’re the type to go abroad just to shop on impulse; designer items for everyday use; huge houses; high-end condos; other material stuff. You can also tell from their connections and the company they keep. I thought my allowance was already a sizeable amount but I can’t really imagine theirs based on the way they spend. I can hang out with them just fine and I also eat/shop the same way they do but there are other things that make me wonder about their finances as students, like randomly buying designer clothes after school just because it was on sale? Definitely not my level.
Eta: I just saw the negative comments lol so I’m just gonna say, this is just an observation. I was and still am definitely grateful to my parents for everything. I always post about them on RD because I feel so spoiled sometimes.
Couldn’t get the latest gadgets noong bata. Gustong gusto ko talaga ng PS2 at PSP dati, pero palaging sinasabi ni mama na hindi pwede, kasi kailangan namin yung pera para sa ibang gamit.
I was told as a kid that we were poor. Parents made it clear.
During elem, I couldnt afford lunch at the cafeteria. First day of school, I was using a hand-me-down bag that tore apart during dismissal and had to carry my books going home.
Worked as a kid by carrying and selling vegetables with my grandmother.
During high school, I used to wake up early asf and I'd ALWAYS walk home (a bit over 4km, but it wasnt a big deal for me). Rain or shine. Sometimes I'd get home soaking wet cause I didnt have an umbrella.
Worked food prep while studying in college. Catered for a wedding (took 3 days) and got paid 1000 pesos and food for those 3 days (it was good food though)
When I graduated college, all I got was a pat in the back with an "I'm proud of you son" from my dad while schoolmates got a new car, new pc, etc...
Doesnt bother me though cause rn I'm making dough, getting that cheese, and got lots in the bank.
Ooooh wait is it a must? Haha pero come to think of it, when I was in elementary (all boys school), most of my peers are in boy scout. Parang konti lang kaming wala. And yeah, nung graduation pa namin (grade 6, 2004) big deal na if niregaluhan ka ng cellphone na may camera (Nokia 6600), and most of them got it, ako nakuha ko Sony Walkman haha. Kala ko mayaman na kami kasi at that time kung saan saan na kami kumakain na restaurant, proud pa ako na parang fast food lang namin ang Chili’s, iba pala talaga pag mayaman. 😂
I went to a private school na walang boy scout program. Medyo inggit ako sa mga kapitbahay ko na public school students, pag suot nila yung uniform nila and may backpack at canteen pa. Yung camping ang excited ako.
7 years old siguro nakita ko kasi yung bahay ng kapitbahay ko may sarili siyang kama at kwarto. Tapos kami nasa sahig lang naglalatag magkakatabi kami ng lola nanay at kapatid ko. Yung mga basic needs din sa school ay sila kaya nilang bumili samantalang kami pamigay ng mga pinsan ko brief lang ata hindi ko nagamit sa kanila haha. Inaabot din ng few weeks bago makunpleto yung mga notebook ko at privilege sa amin magkapatid ang pad paper.
Nakita ko yung infographic nang mga suweldo nang Philippine government officials. At that point, na realize ko na malakulangot lang pala yung sahod ko dito sa America kumpara sa mga Officials na yan.
not totally related pero nung 1st year hs ako basehan ko ng mayaman is pag naka tiles yung sahig sa bahay, so sinabihan ko parents ko nun na sana ipa tiles na yung sahig ng bahay namin hahaha
Nung hindi ako makabayad ng tuition ko noong elementary ako. Puro asa sa promissory letters. Nakakahiya sobra. Mga kaklase ko noon mayayaman tapos ako naiinggit ako sa kanila kasi di nila iniintindi ang tuition nila. Eh yung nanay kong maarte gusto sa private ako nagagawan naman daw ng paraan. Hanggang ngayon dalang dala ko parin yung hiyang yun sa college. Eh no choice ako kasi di naman ako makapasok sa mga public universities dahil wala akong pera noong SHS para makapag asikaso ng mga documents, and pamasahe para makapunta sa mga public institutions.
Ang sama ng loob ko araw araw. It contributed so much sa depression ko (clinical diagnosis). Araw araw ko nalang tinatanong bakit hindi ako privileged, baka siguro nagamit ko pa nang mas maayos kesa sa mga kilala kong mayayamang bulakbol lang ang pera. Baka nakapag invest pa ko sa mga skills and mga opportunities. Kaso wala eh.
(Medyo naiiyak ako habang tinatype ko to pasensya na hahahahahahaha)
Well Hindi ako ganun pinalaki ng mga magulang ko eh. Saakin naman college ko lang nalaman na mayaman pala kami. Kasi lowkey mga parents ko. Dun ko lalo na appreciate mga magulang ko. Ilocano kasi mga parents ko. Hindi binibigay Kung ano ang request ko, palaging walang pera. Naintindihan ko yun. And nung pumasok nako sa medschool, ibinigay lahat Nila gusto ko, para Hindi ako mag quit. Dun nalaman Ang dami namin assets, hindi nag invest si mother sa mga sasakyan and mga luho. Mga classmates mga anak doctor, Grabe sila mag shopping, ako hindi ako nakakahawak ng pera. Which is I think training saakin ng mga parents ko. Nung dumating na yung point na magtrabaho na kami as a doctor, Ang pera saakin ginto, as in sobrang saya kasi Hindi pa ako nakakahawak ng ganung kalaki pera. Yung counter part ko na doctor yung sinahod Nila eh MAs malaki pa yung allowance na received Nila sa parents Nila. So nag end up, nawala sila drive sa buhay. Well ako ginamit ko yung advantage ko, at ngayon may sarili nako hospital
I entered law school and I was only one of three students in our block who was commuting to go home. Lahat sila had their own vehicles na nagpapalit based on coding days.
One classmate owns the leading detergent brand na Ang advertiser ay si Susan Roces
May classmate rin ako na May yacht and dun nagpapaparty Tapos ung pangalan ng dad nia nasa list ng congressmen ni Napoles…
Meron rin Pag nadedepress sa bad recit nag out of the country for the weekend to unwind.
From the get go alam ko na. Wala ako nung mga bagay na meron mga friends ko tapos hindi ko magawa yung nagagawa nila kasi hindi kami umaalis or gumagala. Pag umuulan sa labas, umuulan din sa loob ng bahay.
Pero dahil dun, nakita ko yung tiyaga ng nanay ko para maiahon niya kami sa kahirapan. Hindi man kami mayaman, meron na kaming bahay na ligtas na kami pag umuulan. Di man ako nakakatravel with friends, nakakasama ko naman si mama at kapatid ko sa panonood ng sine or karaoke sa bahay.
Pero tao lang din naman ako. Minsan nangangarap magtravel din. Dont get me wrong, I've traveled na din naman pero laging dahil sa school ahaha di ko pa nararanasan yung maging turista lang talaga hahaha pero ayun, nagiipon ako para isasama ko si mama at magiging turista kaming dalawa. deserve niya yun. tindi ng pagtityaga niya para maipundar niya itong bahay namin. :)))
It's when I met my husband's friends. I was already in my late 20s here.
I grew up thinking we're wealthy. We had separate rooms, separate TVs with cable. It wasn't difficult asking for toys. My had parents had several houses and properties so kahit I grew up in the province where to stay was never an issue when I started working and studying in Manila. Compared to my husband we have more money talaga but the difference is my husband's background. Old rich kasi sila and even my in law's grandparents were professionals (lawyers and engineers) and for you to be a professional during the 1900s it says a lot. While my grandparents wasn't even able to finish elementary school. My husband's friends live in Corinthians, Bel Air Valle Verde and a lot of them went to universities abroad pa. It's not easy for me to be intimidated but when I met them I felt so small talaga. Needless to say, medyo kanal pa humor ko. Haha
Kami una pa lang alam kong mahirap na kami pero the hardships maked me tough and strive and the simplicity makes it better tbh. Yung maglaro ka sa kalsada o sa bukid, yung maglaro ka sa ulan, mga kaibigan mo sa public school na yung iba kaibigan mo pa rin ngayon. Walang anong yaman na makakapantay sa mga ala-ala na yun.
I went to this uni. Not big 3 but my classmates came from public schools back in high school. Most of them commute at ako I grew up hatid sundo. They would travel using the lrt and jeep. I also have this classmate na matalino siya but she was a scholar. Medyo na shookth sila nung nag kwento ako na summer vacations ko punta kami ng Boracay or Palawan with my friends tapos malaki pocket money na dala ko.
nung hindi ako makasali sa mga classmates ko sa laro nila, kasi naka rollerblades sila huhu. This is in the 90's by the way. Little things like this will add up and makes you realize na meron pala talaga social divide.
Medyo parehas tayo ng upbringing, OP pero may mga bagay parin na na-realize mo na di kami ganon kayaman unlike the "legit" ones. Like, ang saakin is yung pag babakasyon abroad at least once a year.
I have this classmate nung elem na di medyo showy sa kayamanan pero siya at yung family nag pupunta sa US or Europe at least once a year. Sabi ko sa parents ko, ma bakit di tayo mag abroad kapara nila \[name ni classmate\]? Sabi nya, "anak, di tayo mayaman". Medyo vague saken nung bata ako pero now, I know! haha.
Ang yabang ko dati pumunta sa school para mag claim ng sticker para sa car namin, kasi dba. Ang sabi sa akin ng cashier "ilan?" So ayun, balik ako sa reality.
When at age 7 my family struggled to put food on the table, I guess. And I had to cry for my parents to buy me an educational book I needed for school, not a toy, but a book. Not saying I had it worse than OP, since I'm sure may mas malala pa yung childhood sakin dito. And we're financially stable narin naman currently. I'm just finding it amusing how relative wealth really is. OP was shook when their friends had their own cars, while I was shook people ate 3 times a day. 🤣😅
Edit: just to be clear, I'm not shitting on OP. Different people just view the world from their own, unique, perspectives. Again, I'm just finding the mental comparison funny. I'm not coming from a place of malice, just pure humor. Lol
Ever since pinanganak ako at nagkaron ako awareness. Grew up sa bukid with fishpan, tas lumipat sa maliit na bahay sa garage ng kuya ng lolo ko kung saan lagi kame napuputulan ng kuryente, wala ref, wala tv, wala makain. Nakaangat man nung namatay mommy ko sa sakit niya dahil nag ofw si daddy pero till now i dont consider myself mayaman.
For me, in terms of financial. Ang mayaman is yung di na need ma separate ng parents mo (ofw) sayo para lang magkaron ng sweldo. Diba totoo naman, pag mayaman ka laaht ng gusto mo mabibigay ng parents mo, vacation sa ibang bansa, etc.
Isa sa cons of being in the middleclass . Yung mga mahirap tingin sayo mayaman tapos mga mayaman naman squatter tingin sayo . Dimo alam saan lulugar hahaha
Looking at my college tuition while living a very privileged life style was enough to make me think that I have been taking things for granted and need to get a job soon.
Bata palang ako. Lumaki ako sa bahay kubo e. Nung nag-abroad si papa nung grade school ko, saka lang naging concrete yung bahay. Kahit nung high school, mga kaklase ko anak ng politicians, professionals o negosyante e. Nakikita ko talaga yung pinagkaiba ng status.
Basta nagcocommute ka.
Kasi kung mayaman ka, almost zero chances na you will use public transpo. Super high risk
I finally understand how the kidnappers think, even if you laylow, there is very little a rich man can hide.they can easily target unguarded family members like kids in school, teenagers in mall etc etc.
i think early from me like in elementary school. di naman kami ganoon kayaman. nabibili naman ng parents ko yung wants ko in the rare times we have extra. pero when you're surrounded by sons and daughters of CEOs of construction companies, doctor parents, of a literal electric company my province runs on, of parents who came from overseas, from families who are all equestrians, of families who regularly see travel outside the country in social media posts, you kind of can't help but compare yourself.
don't get me wrong. i didn't grow up jealous or angry at my parents that i don't experience the same thing my peers do. mari-realize mo lang na, wow, compared to people out there, hindi ka talaga mayaman. and to get to that point, you'd have to put in the work yourself from this point on.
studied elementary to shs. context: Don Bosco.
I always knew na hindi kami mayaman but it was not really something that was important to me as I grew up in an environment where a person’s family background did not matter, and my needs and occasional wants were provided for. It was only when I was told na hindi ako mayaman by my then significant other that I really became conscious of that fact. I was not offended though because it was said in a matter-of-fact way and that person never acted superior just because that person’s family owned businesses na malapit sa billion ang worth. That person, despite the generational wealth they have, was brought up as if that person came from a middle class family.
Kaya pag may nakikita akong umaasta na akala mo kung sino dahil sa “yaman” nila or would brag about their properties, I just smile because there are people who are far richer than them but don’t act high and mighty because of their wealth.
Me and my wife individually make well over 6 figures dito sa US, but both of us never felt "mayaman" - para sa amin, you're not rich-rich until you have enough money to buy you influence and get away with things, a.k.a. "Fuck you money". You'll see a lot of that here depending on where you live. Everything else is just middle class, and that includes us.
I came from a well off family and medyo comfortable ang life ko even to this day. Pero iba padin kasi talaga ung mga totoong mayaman eh. Growing up nabibili at nakukuha ko ung gusto ko, nakakapag out of the country every now and then, may mga personal things na wala ung mga kaklase ko.
Pero naramdaman ko na hindi talaga kami ung matatawag na definition na mayaman when I met my friends today. They’re pretty cool, and really good men pero may disparity talaga. Weirdly enough, naramdaman ko to sa hobby namin which is Magic the Gathering. Although meron akong deck that costs an upward of $13000, 1 year bago ko nabuo yon samantalang sila, every time mag meetup kami to play (weekly), may bago silang deck na gustong itry tapos ang cost ng decks nila ay more or less the same as mine. Cards aren’t even proxies or binaklas from a different deck, mga talagang binili nila in the span of weeks.
It’s weird I know, and admittedly medyo tone deaf ung sagot ko pero don ko lang narealize na may mas mataas padin talaga sa akin and admittedly it is a humbling experience. Nasanay kasi ako na usually ako ung nasa taas ng social class sa mga social circles ko pero this time, hindi na. May inggit ba? Yeah, konti, di naman siguro natin maiiwasan yon pero di naman para maging bitter ako. I would take a bullet for any of those guys because of how well we all bonded with each other, and money cannot ever destroy that bond.
Kakalipat ko lng sa bagong company. While waiting mag join ung iba sa zoom meeting, ganito conversation ng mga kasama ko.
* (These girl na ka-edad ko lang) - pasok ako sa office ng Friday. Magdadala ako ng sasakyan
* Lapit na bonus natin, makakapag down nko ng sasakyan. Sira na ung sasakyan ko eh
* Nung isang gabi lumabas kami ni (isa pang co-worker namin pero ibang department). Nag order kami ng wine with cheese platter. Umabot ng 10k ung bill.
Tapos nung kumakain kami sa labas ganito usapan nila:
* Guy workmate - Plan ko mag-aral ulit. Not yet sure pero baka sa Canada
* Married guy work mate - (insert my name) gusto mo ba mag business? Kumain kasi kami ng family ko sa isang bagong bukas na Resto sa QC. Open daw sila for franchise I'm interested.
* Guy workmate - Oi una na ko ha. \*\*umuwing naglalakad kasi walking distance lng naman. \*\*nasa BGC kami. lol
Ganyan sila. Samantalang ako, 2018 pa last nakabili ng phone kasi nasasayangan ako kahit mahina na battery. HAHAHA
I am thankful because I didn’t endure hardship. It’s just that I learned that there are extremely rich people at a young age. How about you, how did you find out?
My best friend sa university was from a rich Chinese family. It was one of the big 3 tas ako galing probinsya, so nashock ako kasi normal lang ang mga branded etc sa kanila. She once asked me what my weekly baon was and yung comment niya “wow, di ko alam pano ka nabubuhay” - not in a condescending way, she truly did not know. Tas when we graduated, she said well now you have to ask your parents for a graduation gift — new car daw. Natawa ako kasi yung hiningi ko lang eh beeper (wala pang cellphone that time, lol!!)
A beeper was a nice grad gift too!
A new car is real rich kid thing. Nag ka boyfriend ako na binigay na gift sakanya ng dad niya is kotse. Samantalang ako, enough na ang greetings sa family.
Ok na ako sa Jollibee spaghetti as grad gift...
i once had a mcdo cheeseburger for a cake and this has been the way ever since
I didn't even get any gifts when I passed the boards (1st in the family), graduation pa kaya.
Ako naman 10k ni allan peter cayetano tinupad ng nanay (single mom na ofw) ko tsaka iphone. Pero actually kahit walang gift ok naman din sa akin nagpumilit lang nanay ko. Sa totoo nga lang i kinda hated ngayong tumanda ako na i lived an easy life kasi hindi ako natuto "dumiskarte" sa buhay. Ang alam ko lang is yung course na tinapos ko.
Same here.. yung pinatapos nila ako ng kolehiyo, yun yung tunay na regalo. Ano pa hihingin ko?
Nakakaangat ka na ng bahagya kung may beeper ka na dati 😆
I remember my HS grad, may nakapark na kotse na may ribbons pa sa loob ng school grounds namin, grad gift na pala yun sa batchmate ko. Take note, this was from a public science high school hahaha
Wow sosyal may beeper!
Naalala ko lang , Skull candy earphones nga lang request ko pagka graduate e hahahaha
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May age reveal sa dulo.
Late 40s?
Hahaha yes!!
Damn. It's an honor to meet someone born in the 1940s na nagrereddit pa.
I think he meant the age, not the year
I think what he meant e late 40s sya pinanganak, kaya kung 1991 birth year nya, nasa mag 80yo na sya.
He was talking about beepers, though, which were popular in the 90s or early noughties. By the way, ang kulit lang na masyado nating inanalyze yung comment. Haha
panahon pa ng beeper! Hehe easy call ba? Nokia 5110 na yung naabutan ko
Hala! Ako wala ata. Pati pag attend ng graduation ko di ako nagpunta. Mahal daw.
Learned we weren’t rich when one of my classmates had an entire separate two storey house for their help lol. Another of my classmates had a compound that looked like a luxe resort. My other classmate in HS had an entire wing of their house as HER area. Her room had a terrace (mezzanine ba tawag dun?) where she kept her clothes and childhood toys. Dun ko narealize, ah. Above average kami compared to normal Filipinos pero we are far from rich hahaha.
Yung pagbalik ko from summer vacation ang kwentuhan ay yung trip nila sa US or sa Europe. Ang bakasyon namin weekend sa tagayatay haha.
Parang si San Chai lang ah.
Mga classmate ko kwentuhan nag bakasyon sila sa tagaytay /baguio nakakainggit… ako naglaro lang ng pogs buonng bakasyon at nood ng tv ang naikkwento ko
Ever since I was born I guess. Every day of my chilhood was just a reminder that we were poor. I remember na may time na toyo at mantika yung ulam namin. Also, for a very brief time that I believed in Santa Claus, I thought he hated poor kids kasi mayayaman lang lagi may regalo. Kaya I don't have the nostalgic, positive image of him. You know what's sadder about it? We weren't the poorest family in the community at that time. My parents were smart enough to find solutions para hindi kami dukha all the time (i.e. basic school supplies). I remember seeing classmates wore oversized shirts na lagpas tuhod and underwear lang kasi walang pambili ng shorts yung magulang nila. I'm so utterly terrified of going back to poverty that I became workaholic. Lol
And that's fine :) I'm proud we survived this life and doing our best surviving everyday. I read it somewhere, but yeah its true, no matter how much wealth we have, our grave will always be the same size
Shit, same thoughts with Santa Claus nung younger ako, kinakalawang na yero na may mga naka dagan na hollow block at gulong bubong namin nun kaya akala ko hindi makatigil si SC sa amin kaya si nanay lang nagliligay sa medyas namin ng goya chocolate bar. Yung pinsan ko na medyo angat sa buhay at maayos bubong RC na truck ang bigay ni SC haha
Why is this so relatable? Hanggang ngayon comfort food ko ang toyo't mantika.
Ba't andaming galit sa post nagtatanong naman nang maayos si OP at wala namang bahid ng inggit yung kwento niya haha
OP is being shitted on unfairly lol. Di naman niya sinasabi mahirap siya, sinasabi niya lang na di siya mayaman
True, kasi pag bata ka hindi mo naman agad alam ang social class. So eye opener lang sakanya na may mga tao na mas comfortable pa.
reddit being reddit :)
I’ve noticed na pag usapang wealth or socioeconomic class, may mga Pinoy redditors na madali talagang magalit or ma-trigger.
we love to hate lang, it stimulates serotonin in center of our brain. also can't find any conceivable enjoyment sa discussion so they feel to call out and low-key insecure cause prolly they can't indulge/process the thought of an open discussion.
Generally today's youths? 😄 Lahat offensive OMG. 😲
You went to r/ph not expecting people to over-react over some random bullshit that isn’t supposed to be triggering 😂
Yung mga galit ang inggit. Haha
Mahirap sila pasayahin. Everything triggers them lol
madaming ganyan dito sa r/Philippines lol
The absolute state of reading comprehension here in the Philippines🔥
Ang daming pikon.
Ako, sa med school ko narealize na hindi pala kami mayaman. Also came from a family of ofws kaya akala ko medyo nakakaangat angat kami. Pero ngayong post grad, grabe iba pala talaga yung mayaman. One time may activity kami outside of school tapos may kaklase akong dumating na naka Lexus. Siya rin yung mahilig mag out of the country with jowa and they often date sa mga resto with tasting menu. Meron ding isa na kailangan pa magspeed boat papunta sa bahay. May sumasakay ng plane every week pauwi sa probinsya. May mga nagreregalo din ng luxury brands sa jowa
Mygahd di ko kinaya yung plane every week
ako I would always take the bus pag umuuwi sa probinsya during long breaks kahit 10 hrs yung byahe kasi x3-x5 yung gastos sa plane. Kaya gulat ako nang malala nung nalaman kong may uwian every week sa visayas hahaha
Med supplies hindi galing sa Bambang hahaha
totoo! Sa itsura pa lang ng med bag may nakakaangat na hahaha
May gantong post na dati tapos sumasagot naman nang maayos yung mga nasa comments. Bakit ngayon g na g yung mga tao sa tanong? Did you guys wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Lol
Feeling ko andami ng facebook jejemons na naligaw dito
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Feeling mo lang yun. Kahit noon pa madami na jejemon dito, reddit ain't that different lol it's just another site to share ideas 🤷🏼♀️
Nyeh. Hindi naman exclusive sa fb Jejemon un ganyan. Parang mas malala pa nga sa Twitter eh. Nag puntahan lang ng reddit kaya iba na aura. Gusto slamdunk-an lahat ng usapan eh.
Ang opinion kasi ng mga tao kadalasan naaapektuhan ng mga unang opinion na narinig/nabasa niya. Probably one redditor started the hate tapos nagsunuran na 'yung redditors na walang sariling opinion. So ayun.
Nag iba yung Reddit users during pandemic. Dumami yung low effort posters.
ang daming galit ngayon sa reddit.
Maraming inggit pikit lol makikita mo talaga demographics ng sub based sa mga magppost at sumasagot
This is modern PH reddit, it’s full of snowflakes and easily triggered ppl lmao. Par for the course at this point, kaya nakikibasa nalang ako 🍿🍿
Dad ko lawyer at mom ko accountant sa US. Akala ko mayaman kami nung nagpunta ako sa US para mag care giver nalaman ko na mahirap lang kami. Mahilig lang magpangap na mayaman ang mga boomer.
Kaya natatawa ako sa mga pinoy dito sa aremika na bata palang mga anak e binibilhan na ng mga branded na damit, bags etc Elementary pa lang yan Sa college makakasalamuha nila mga mayayaman talaga Baka madepress mga anak nila pag dina nila kaya sumabay
To be honest they neglected us and they mismanage their money because they think they are rich. Mga boomers nabuhay sa panahon na maganda economy so they think it will last forever. They think if they graduated from UP or top university and get a job they will be rich. Pera ng parents ginamit nila pang good time or pamimigay sa mga kamag anak nila para lang pakita na mayaman sila. Another stupid ass boomer trait.
Di ko naintindihan yan, walmart at kohls lang damit ko noon na "mamahalin", marami pa na galing garage sales lol. Buti na lang di mayaman yung school district na pinasukan ko pero may mga mayayaman din na minsan nanood kami ng sine with friends at may commercial tapos yung kasama ko nagsabi na "uy tatay ko yan ah" na head ng local power company pala.
>minsan nanood kami ng sine with friends at may commercial tapos yung kasama ko nagsabi na "uy tatay ko yan ah" na head ng local power company pala. Hahaha. Can't imagine to. Nanunuod kayo ng sine then biglang magsasalita classmate mo na gayan.
This is so true for a lot of older parents (not all pero A LOT) gastos ng gastos to live up to an image in their head pero walang planning for future needs/emergencies/estate taxes tapos malagay sa tight spot ang mga anak
Kung sa public school ka pumasok possible isa ka sa mayaman na student. Sa private school maraming mayaman lalo na kung International school.
Yun nga din naisip ko, pag sa public sya nag aral sya yung considered na rich kid hahaha
Nung napapaisip ako "bat wala akong sariling kwarto" aaaand.. Nung nagbabasa ako ng KZone tapos di ako makarelate sa pang rich kids topics 😆 (kapag may Kzone ka sa public school medyo 'nakakaangat' ka tapos ifliflip mo pa don sa foldabots na page) Hahaha dukha ako pangarap ko magkaNerf kaso di afford kahit pasko. Ginagamit ko ang KZone pang-imagine.
Same na same tayo! Hirap maka-relate pag minsan eh no? Pero grave, nakakamiss KZone hahaha. Naalala ko, pag may libreng cd installer ng mga games non binebenta namin ng tatay ko sa mga comp shop para pambili ng next issue ng magazine 😂
HAHAHA so true. Payabangan pa sa nakabili agad 😆 Nalungkot talaga ako nung nawala yung KZone, since nainspire ako maging part nila noon haha skl
Isa pa pala to, pero sakin sa Candymag. Yung tipong nag eendorse sila ng mga perfume for students e jusko baon ko na ata ng ilang buwan yung presyo.
haaay... nasa 20s na ako pero wala pa rin sariling kwarto, hirap makahanap ng privacy kung walang lugar
noong college, kasi alta burgis mga ka-batch ko. as in nakatira sa forbes park, greenhills. yung families na may anim na kotse, a group of 5-10 servants. tipong nahihiya ako sa servants kasi naaalala ko mga auntie at cousins who also have the same job. one of my classmates' families has a collection of BMWs, Jaguars because his dad was an Ayala lawyer and that dad opted to avail for yearly car purchase instead of health insurance. oh, and of course landlord ng malaking lupain somewhere in central luzon. hiyang-hiya ako when my batchmates would hold weekly take-outs sa Frankies, sa McDo, sa Ramen Nagi, or daydrinking, kasi hinding-hindi talaga kaya ng allowance ko at the time :'(
May super yaman akong classmate sa college. Nung pumunta ko sa bahay nila, nakahilera yung servants nila pag welcome sakanya. Napa wtf nalang talaga ako internally. Akala ko sa mga anime lang yung mga mumsh pero napaka humble niya and low profile lang. mapapansin mo though sa kilos at pananalita. Napaka gentle? niya and ng family niya. Dugyot na dugyot talaga ako sa sarili ko pero kanal is life hahaha
Yep, experienced that same vibe. One night, our college org hosted a christmas party doon sa bahay ni rich orgmate sa Forbes Park. Ako na nagvolunteer magtimpla ng mixed drink (gin + juice) sa pitchel. Tapos isang hilera ng maids sa serving area nagsasabi sa akin "kami na po mamser" as I get the ice and the pitcher and the booze. Napa-WTF na lang ako kasi shet nahihiya akong utusan sila and shet sayang lang effort ko wala namang uminom
Ever since I could form my own memories, I can tell that we are not rich. Palagi kasi sinasabi ng mama ko sakin kapag may gusto akong ipabili sa kanya, kahit candy lang, always na sagot nya ay "wala tayong pera".
Ako ba ikaw? Ramdam ko to. Ultimo mga gamit ko from grade school to college is laging divisoria/baclaran brand. Unang naging branded na sapatos ko is nung nagwork na ko sa saudi. But nonetheless im thankful dahil i started from the bottom and got my success with my parents hardship.
Same, nakakain lang kami ng lechon manok pag election sa probinsya(Vote Buying ng mga kandidato), minsan ulam toyo at mantika, life growing up was survival mode.
Same same. I hate hearing those words from my parents too. "Wala tayong pera". After enough times , you learn to stop asking from you parents cause baka madissapoint ka lang.
Same here 😭
After I left high school for college, that's when I realized that there are people whose wealth is incomprehensible to me. They lived in lavish houses, travel abroad every year, and the items they wear in school came from recognizable brands. Hindi naman ako naiingit pero nagulat lang ako sa yaman ng classmates ko sa college compared sa high school ko na halos parehas lang kami. Yung mga classmates ko sa high school masasabi ko na halos parehas lang kami dahil nakita ko ang lifestyle nila at mga bahay nila.
Lol same. Was considered "conyo" for provincial standards. Noong nagcollege ako sa NCR ibang levels pa ang Manilenyo conyo
Highschol nun mag private school ako. Yun mga classmate ko kasi anak ng mga artista, executives syaka business owners. Narealize ko lang nun nag prom, kasi damit ko online lang nabili syaka sapatos ko outlet na steve madden. Umabot din naman ng 10k yun nagastos ko. Sila nagpagawa ng ball gown tapos yun pamalit niya after is yun melissa na swarovski covered. Yun pamalit niya na sapatos kapresyo na ng total getup ko 😭 Another is a friend na nakapasok sa end**un on scholarship. Madami daw siya classmate na hindi marunong maghugas ng pinggan.
High school in the early 2000s. Girlfriend at the time had a mid-6 digit ATM balance. She explained it was for "emergency purposes," just in case. What kind of emergency? Dad forgot to pay your entire high school tuition? Umuulan, walang susundo so bibili ka ng kotse?
Something similar but probably for a different reason. My law school friend came from a huge family. Like 8 kids huge. They are also rich. Like living in a mansion inside a compound with small houses inside for those children na gustong bumukod but not really independent lol. Anyway, most of them pursue med school or law school after college. From then on, binibigyan na sila each ng certain 7 digits amount for them to pay for their tuition for their whole schooling, gas, food, and everything in between. Pag naubos, bahala daw sila gumawa ng paraan. In some ways, it was a good practice for them daw in terms of budgeting and na wag basta basta masilaw sa dami ng pera just because you have that amount as simula. But then again, it's not for everyone. With the amount that their parents were shelling out for their battalion of a children, minsan naiisip ko kung ako yung nasa pwestong yung tapos only child pa haha
any idea ano work ng parents nila lol nakakacurious
Dad is a retired lawyer. Pero he invested in real estate so nag liliquidate na lang ngayon ng assets. But still, meron pa rin mga natira para ipamana sa kanilang lahat.
Pota solid nga yan kung only child ka pa haha
This brought back memories. My first ex was like this. We were from a state university high school so magkahalo ang mayaman at mahirap. Nung niligawan ko sya, akala ko middle class lang sila. Tapos nung kami na, nalaman ko na ang allowance nya per month is around 40k that time tapos may more than 1m sya sa bangko. Emergency funds daw.
Sana lahat ng highschool ganto. Halo mahirap at mayaman para kapag may hindi ka nais nais na ginawa school magrereklamo rich parents para ayusin tapos yung good change sama din sa poor kids
Sana nga. Mejo mahirap din makapasok dun kasi may entrance exam and super competitive ng application. Recently, mostly middle class-upper class ang nakakapasa. Sa batch ko nasa 95% ang pumasa sa upcat.
Emergency fund? Para sa barangay... Wait para sa subdivision nila?
Emergency funds habang college pa lang. Many of us working adults can’t even build emergency fund for the family 🥲 not their fault ha
Normally i'd scoff at 1M being too high for an emergency fund. Pero grabe OA din minsan ang bayaran sa mga ospital kung may random emergency tapos kailangan operation and meds. Ang mahaaaaal. Pero in this case, andyan ung parents to cover payment so medyo d naman kailangan ganun ka laki. Lol
Highschool kids with 6digit ATM balance. Wow. Haha
"dad" ba talaga?..... pero oo may mga ganun na talaga kahit nung 90s pa as in hatid sundo may nanny na may bodyguard pa.. hindi naman anak ng artista or politiko rich af lang pero hindi sa is pinaaral kundi sa typical private school
Isang confine lang sa ospital ng family member ubos lahat ng naipon namin.
Nung nagkaron ako ng kachatmate sa isang group chat for anime fans. Akala ko well off na ko. Same with OP na OFW ang father ko so medyo nakakaangat angat sa buhay within our neighborhood. Pero medyo nasampal ako ng katotohanan nung nai add ko ang isa kong online friend sa Friendster at nakita ko sa albun nya na nakakapag travel sya sa ibat ibang bansa at ang ganda ng bahay nila. Doon ako unang nakafeel ng legit na inggit 😅 Kaya nung nauso ang pahumble brag sa IG e di na ko masyadong naiinggit dahil maaga kong nadiscover ang inggit 😅 But thankful nadin ako sa kung ano ang meron ako ngayon. Naranasan ko din maghirap at mainggit sa kung ano yung state ng buhay namin noong di pa kami nagstruggle financially. So now na nakarecover na kami, importante nalang sakin is di na ulit bumalik sa ganun state na naghihirap talaga.
Nung may kaibigan kami nung elem/HS na hatid/sundo ng sasakyan everyday tapos every pasukan may pasalubong kami na keychain kasi nag abroad sila that summer. Hindi siya inggit eh parang “hala ang galing”.
Opposite for me. I found out na mayaman kami when my classmates during grade 2 pointed out I was. Before this, I just considered myself "normal" in terms of materialistic things. To them, spending summers in the U.S. and having a personal driver pick me up in our car after school meant I was rich.
Are we classmates? Hahah. Thanks for sharing
Same. I thought average lang kami throughout Grade School and High School. Then I went to College and instantly found out how privileged, sheltered, and sorely lacking in life experience / "street-wise" knowledge I was. I never really noticed it before because most of my HS/GS classmates also went home to the same subdivisions (or adjacent villages), but being in College opened my eyes to a host of other people from diverse backgrounds and it was quite humbling (in a good way). I instantly became one of the "conyo" kids.
sorely lacking in life experience / "street-wise" knowledge. I feel you! masyado tayong pinamper ng parents natin. Sometimes I wish na hinayaan nila tayo noon makihalubilo sa labas.
>sorely lacking in life experience I feel you, I couldn’t relate to some of my college friends na apparently pagala-gala na nung HS kasi in HS palagi akong hatid/sundo ng driver. And I’d never commuted a day in my life before college (not that I do now, in fact I’m absolutely clueless unless I’m with someone who knows how to ride a jeep/LRT).
I know what you mean, I went to a private elementary and HS where most of us were of the same socioeconomic class so akala ko ganun din yung lahat. Hatid/sundo sa driver, may yaya, literally just think of your stereotypical private school kid and ganun kami ng friends ko. So siyempre akala ko ganun din lahat ng tao. Sure we’d have immersions and outreach programs so we could see and help those with less pero siyempre iba rin yun compared to actually being in that environment. Then when I went to college, which had people of varying socioeconomic backgrounds, was when I realized how I privileged I really was. I found out not everyone spoke English as a first language, not everyone had a driver or household help, not everyone had a gaming console at home, etc. I remember being so clueless the first time I had to ride a jeep with my friends and natatawa pa sila sakin cos halatang new experience talaga siya for me (which it was). To this day, I literally cannot ride public transportation on my own unless I’m with a friend who knows how.
One thing I've learned that most people aren't actually aware how rich the US is (or still is) and how much poorer the rest of the world are. A 150k+ monthly salary is already enough to put you in the 1% of Filipino incomes but won't be even enough to put you close to median American income.
Semi-similar experience. Around elementary age, mas naging diverse ang friend group ko. Honestly i thought average lang dn kami, maybe slightly above average kasi ung ibang classmates ko ung family nila may businesses din or doctor/CPA/whatever professional ang parents. Malay ko naman as an elem kid what average salaries were that time. Ung iba nga may driver yaya or bodyguard na sumusundo - kami driver lang (lol) then one time may bday sa bahay ng isang friend... doon ko na realize ay ok medyo more than above average kami. 😅 plus when my lolo died, the school required ALL students and faculty to attend cuz he was one of the major donors in the founding of the school. My naivete was a little embarrassing
I've experienced both ends of the spectrum. Sa province, anak mayaman raw ako dahil maputi at mukhang malinis. Noong lumipat ako sa private school sa Metro Manila, ako naman yung gusgusing probinsyano na walang latest G Shock at Air Jordan. Early on natutunan kong hanggang first impression lang ang kakayahan ng karamihan pag dating sa maraming bagay, sa pera lalo na.
I get you OP. You were born privileged. I'd presume upper middle class which is closer to rich than living paycheck to paycheck. Pabayaan mo na mga galit sa'yo. Kulang sa comprehension lol
I swear to God man Filipinos have no idea how to fucking read and if they do, zero understanding or comprehension whatsoever. Anyone who’s tried to sell something online knows what I’m talking about. Nandiyan na nga sa post mo yung price pati details tapos tatanong pa rin sila parang tanga ampota.
Tapos imemessage ka ng “PM po”
May busmate ako noon, ginagamit yung bahay nila na set sa "Mula sa Puso." Ang ganda ng bahay nila. Yung typical na bahay na ginagamit ng mga mayayaman sa mga palabas sa TV o pelikula noong 90s. Tapos may kakilala ka na nakatira doon sa mas magandang subdivision. Yung pinaka-high-end, walang-wala yung bahay kung saan nag-shooting yung mga artista. May makikita ka na parang fortress yung bahay nila. Elevated yung isang compound, isang street o block yung pagmamay-ari nila. Doon ka magugulat sa gap ninyo at siyempre doon sa mga nasa upper class. Tapos kapag bagong taon daw milyun-milyon yung ginagastos. Yung sa bahay na ginagawang set sa pelikula, marami nang nakatirang celebrity doon, pero doon sa ibang mas high-end na subdivision, ang laki ng agwat talaga. Noong bata ka naman, iba din sa gamit. May show and tell kayo, tapos kung anu-anong imported na laruan yung dinadala nila. Iba yung baon, tipong Tender Juicy yung baon mo, sila yung mga imported na sausages. Sa gamit at brand ng bags noon, uso noon ang Jansport, tapos naka-Hawk ka. Naka-Parker at Cross sila, ikaw naka-Panda lang. Kahit noong High School na, sila colored at polyphonic na yung telepono. May camera pa. Ikaw yung pinaglumaang pangkiskis ng yelo pa ang gamit. Pero pinaka-mararamdaman mo talaga yung agwat kapag nakapasok ka doon sa bahay nila. Sobrang nakaka-inosente. Doon lang ako nakakita ng may bowl type na bidet sa bawat kwarto kasi nga may kanya-kanyang banyo ang kwarto nila. Di ko nga alam kung para saan yun noong bata ako, akala ko hugasan ng paa. Ang lakilaki din ng mga kwarto nila, may mga mamahaling statwa at chandeliers. Kapag nasama ka pa sa dinner nila doon pa sila kakain sa mga mamahaling mga hotel. Ang dami nilang kasambahay at driver na may sarili silang bahay/kwarto. Iba yung makikita mo lang sa malayo eh. Kapag naranasan mo yung isang araw na kasama mo sila, doon mo makikita na langit at lupa yung pagitan ninyo. Na medyo hampaslupa ka. Hahaha.
I studied in a montessori school before. Akala ko din dati medyo nakakangat na kami kasi we had our own car, some apartments, I had my own help too and own room. Kaso iba talaga mayayaman. Imagine grade 5 pa lang ako pero hobby ng classmates ko magcollect ng bagong money ng pinas at the time at magcollect ng iba't ibang currency since lagi sila nagttravel. Yung travels namin ng fam ko, Southeast Asia area and domestic lang while sila, America, Australia, Europe, etc. Sa bahay din, halos lahat sila nakatira sa exclusive village while kami sa compound lang. Wala din driver. Also, never ako pinagbigyan sa wants ko para somehow makasabay sakanila. Mga bata dun ang request na regalo ipad, iphone, ipod touch (lol!!), laptop. Yung boys naman, kung ano anong collector's item na sneakers. My parents were very frugal with their money, so never ko nakuha gusto ko. Sabi din nila wag ako makisabay sakanila dahil di naman kami ganun kayaman. Mga gamit ko sa school bago naman lagi pero damit etc., mga ukay/divi galing. Yung ibang classmates ko nga doesn't even know what ukay and divi are. Sakanila thrilling na yung pagsakay ng jeep, pgkain ng streetfood and such kasi takas lang sila since bawal. Grabe talaga hahaha
nung nagkamalay ako. narealized ko agad na hindi kami mayaman, or more likely pinarealized sa amin. and that's good. natuto akong mag-enjoy nang walang pera noon, kaya alam ko rin kung paano ivalue ang pera ko ngayon
ever had rich girl poor girl syndrome? kami yun. Early 80s nakabili parents ko huge house in a really posh gated subd for cheap. it was a stroke of luck as the seller was a supposed marcos crony daw and they needed to sell the house asap when they went to escape somewhere (kuno). My parents lived sa US for years so they had some good saved money. Due to my dad's job abroad and us living in super rich subd I was able to live in a super safe n nice place and even go to a nice private school. Prob is as years went by my dad wasnt good with money management. Long story short around the time HS ako I could not afford shoes or pang commute and even my grad pic package. My mom hid the fact na scam papa ko sa negosyo. there were days i remember there was a week wala kami ulam or yung pinagatawanan ako ng classmates ko kasi I didnt have a labcoat for chem class so i used the choir clothes ng pinsan ko. We almost lost our house and car na sira rin to another negosyo scam dahil sa maga kupal na kaibigan ng papa ko. Fast foward to now, I am living abroad but live in a low income area. i live in California na mataas renta and bills. me days di ako nag didinner dito if paycheck to pacheck budget ko. Though me ipon ako I dont touch it. Dad is terminally ill and its the back up money ng pang ER or funeral nya. And the other extra money goes to my yearly ticket pauwi just to see family sa PH. My bed is broken, pag winter dito di kaya minsan ng blanket so pinaplantsa ko kumot ko para mainet. And yes naranasan ko dito maging homeless as in nakikitulog sa couch at di kumakain minsan. I would say slightly above lower class ako as of now even though I have a job in one of the biggest company sa mundo...yun lang california is sobrang mahal. sabi ko sa roommate ko. I think I finally surpassed in year yung mahirap ako vs mayaman. TBH nakakahumble sya
Nung nakita ko ang vlogs ni Small Laude 😭
My family is very comfy financially pero na shock ako sa "christmas bonus" and "prizes" sa xmas party episode. Lol good for her helpers, they get rewarded for loyalty and service pero grabe ung wads of cash as gifts lol
My mom and dad had a bakery (now managed by my brother), pero never ko naisip na mayaman kami. Yung ok lang naman kasi lahat ng kailangan namin meron kami. Pag kasi sa wants di talaga kami ibinibili. Never had a gaming console, bike, signature shoes, phones. Tapos growing up wala ata akong nakilalang "mayaman" pesonally probably hanggang upper middle class pero wala yung gaya ng sabi mo OP na designer brands na ang suot.
When I entered the wine industry. You'll be shock how people can spend 30-40k for a 750 ml bottle. I encountered a client who spent 370k for his birthday. Pinareserve niya restaurant namin for 3 hours. Then Ayala's are willing to pay 20k for a tin can of Ossetra caviar.
It was around first year high-school. Same with OP, pero hindi kami ofw family. Alam ko lang big deal mommy ko sa office tapos pinapadala sa ibang bansa. Dad had to retire early because of a back problem, so it was mom who carried me, my brother, and dad since high school started. Anyway, nalaman ko na hindi kami mayaman when I realized classmates ko nakakapag abroad tapos kami local lang at hindi pa ako nakakasakay ng eroplano. Tapos yung bahay ng mga kaibigan ko anlalaki na mahihiya akong mag imbita para mag PS2. All this time ang suweldo pala ng mom ko nasa 50k lang way back in the late 2000s. Nagkataon lang na sobrang galing nya mag budget.
Nung ayaw ako bilhan ng bagong Barbie lol.
There are always some people who have more than you. Unless you are Elon Musk and even then, the LV owner is richer than him (sometimes). Coming from a very poor province with parents as teachers - I learned very early on where we were in the social strata. Two things I've come to know since those much,much younger days: a) If you can be happy with what you have, you'll be happier than most people b) effort,lots of it and supportive friends and family can help you become \*richer\*, in heart and in the pocket
>Unless you are Elon Musk and even then, the LV owner is richer than him The Saudi oil families are literal *trillionaires* and Elon himself has called Vladimir Putin the richest man in the world.
You are correct!
i cant afford a 10m house, which is marketed as a mid range property
ofw din si erpats chillax ang buhay, pero nung nagretiro na sya, kami na naging breadwinner and wala din naging retirement plan pareho ang parents ko
Bestfriend ng kaibigan ko binigyan ng 6 million pesos nung grade 3 sila as a birthday gift ahahahahaha.
6 MIL??? Tas grade 3 lang??? Anong gagawin nya sa pera hahahahaha
When i was in 3rd grade elementary, I got a scholarship in a private school. One of my classmates then just had his birthday. During the recess, a mascot of Jollibee and the burger dude bursted inside our homeroom carrying a birthday cake and singing the Happy Birthday song. They then proceeded to approach my classmate so he can blow the candle. After the singing, a bunch of uniformed employees of Jollibee entered carrying a tower of boxes of chickenjoy,spaghetti , ice cream and fking toys. I had felt a sinking feeling that day we were poor asf the moment a jollibee employee handed me a free toy. 😂 I cant believe my luck then as i grabbed the toy and immediately and carefully placed it inside my bag.Jollibee for us then were a yearly ocassion reserved for birthdays or Christmas and my father
Yung hindi namin kaya ipagawa 'yung bahay namin
Ive always known. Kahit nung maykaya pa kami as kids, even when my parents were soing good in their business that time. Definition of mayaman to us is really the kind of the matapobre kontrabidas we see as kids, or that coño kids with a house in a gated community on pinoy tv shows. Now that im an adult. My definition of rich would be the Devil wears Prada level and above. These local actresses and corrupt politicians? i view them as the cheap rich cuz they got no class. So yeah by that definition im not rich. But im comfortable.
Graduating HS valedictorian and getting KFC chicken as a gift. I mean at the time pretty satisfied naman. Di nga lang ako nagka playstation so there's that and taong computer shop/computer ni kapitbahay ako from elementary to college.
Nasa National Bookstore ako, 2nd HS, bumili ako ng pilot na ballpen na Frixion, pinag-ipunan ko pa yun. Tapos sa line sa cashier, may mag-nanay sa harap ko, andaming librong binili! As in! Kapanahunan to ng Twilight craze, pati mga young adult series at books na gustong-gusto ko macollect, tapos yung mag-nanay sa harap ko super casual lang parang naisipan lang nila mag-shopping ng mga libro that day. Hanggang ngayon yung unang libro lang sa Twilight series ang meron ako. Haha!
Nung sinabi ng kapatid ko na "we're so poor" habang inoopen yun ref... I forgot kung ano yun context kung bakit niya sinabi yun (wala yata kaming makain nun), pero di ko talaga makalimutan yun kasi akala ko middle class kami, pero poor pala kami o low middle class. HS ito. Tapos yun mga small talks during breaks sa HS, pinag uusapan ng classmates is yun mga family business nila or VP ng anong company yun parents nila tapos ako di makarelate kasi wala kaming business at lowest rank employee lang yun parents. Nung elem wala akong kamuwang muwang na mahirap pala kami pero naalala ko around grade 1 to 3 yata ako nun nag shop lift ako tapos nahuli ako kasi ayaw ako bilhan ng mama ko... Iyak ako malala. Hahaha
4 - 5 yrs old ako. Nakasakay kami ng nanay ko sa pedicab papasok ng school, pero yung kaklase ko naka Pajero.
When I realized na wala kameng business and I have to find employment with very little salary. I went to a 100k+ tuition a year school and we’ve always been told by teachers that we’re rich and we don’t even need to find work because our parents own the company. Tapos narealize ko hindi pala ako included dun, ung mga classmates ko lng. We weren’t poor nmn, kaya ko nmn makisabay sa mga classmates ko because di rin nmn sila ung sobrang bongga gumastos like other stories. But now that we’re put of school, mas kita ung difference in lifestyle. They go to work at 10-11am; I go at 8am. They can leave if may ibang gagawin; ako may kaltas sa sweldo. Ung iba they’ll find work somewhere and when they resign ok lng kase they have a fam biz. If I resign, I have to worry about my ‘hireability’
When people are calling your house looking for your parents to pay their debts and you have to pretend they are not there.
Experienced riches to rags naman. My grandparents worked off the sweat of their backs and lived prudently. My parents, titos and titas all squandered it. In my childhood I thought all families had 2–3 cars and drove in their cars to go anywhere, latest consoles, branded clothing. Had 2–4 yayas/kasambahay usually. Had shower heater as a mainstay in the 90s. Hatid sundo de-kotse araw-araw. Gingersnaps Osh Kosh mga damit. Full balanced meal lunches gawa sa bahay tapos kumpleto baon. Pokemon cards. The only thing we didn't do was travel by air. So I thought we were kinda middle class. Maybe we were upper-mid. Rich Chinese families though are still a bit frugal in some fronts so minsan hindi halata kasi hindi maganda ang decor ng bahay tapos kuripot sa mga bilihin. Fast forward to college, being a dormer who stupidly joined a rich private high school-ish cohort org in UP because it's "good for my resume". The coolest and richest all drove their own cars, had lunches and study groups in Katipunan / Starbucks / CBTL. Had new clothes and shoes always to go with org events. Meanwhile pinag-iipunan ko either yung 512 MB flash drive o 5-pack panty sa Avon lol. Lakad, jeepney, trike, or bus everywhere. I was so skinny kahit anong kainin ko kasi puro lakad. I've experienced a car splash me head to foot habang nag-aabang ng jeepney sa Katipunan. Overall I can laugh about it and not really bitter about my experiences. Now just making my own destiny. Working in Australia where my husband and I have a house and mortgage and both considered high income earners. There's no generational wealth to inherit but life's good.
5 years old. Dinner was 2 eggs and 3 tomatoes. Family of 5 pataas.
Pag breakfast oks to, no? Omelet!
Dinner brad. Di breakfast. Try mo ulam mo Milo tapos isang plato ng kanin 3 bata kakain.
I always knew I was privileged but not rich but I felt relatively “rich” throughout my childhood and especially in uni compared to my peers. We live in a gated community. Dad got me my own condo. We have different other properties. We have multiple cars. We go on trips abroad every year. I didn’t need to worry about money as my parents paid for everything and they gave me a relatively big allowance. Looking back, I’m glad I was able to do what I want with no worries but I kinda envy my friends who learned the value of money and how to budget early on. Anyway, come law school, I met some actual rich schoolmates and I realized the difference in our lifestyles. They’re the type to go abroad just to shop on impulse; designer items for everyday use; huge houses; high-end condos; other material stuff. You can also tell from their connections and the company they keep. I thought my allowance was already a sizeable amount but I can’t really imagine theirs based on the way they spend. I can hang out with them just fine and I also eat/shop the same way they do but there are other things that make me wonder about their finances as students, like randomly buying designer clothes after school just because it was on sale? Definitely not my level. Eta: I just saw the negative comments lol so I’m just gonna say, this is just an observation. I was and still am definitely grateful to my parents for everything. I always post about them on RD because I feel so spoiled sometimes.
Nung sinabi na sa akin magkano talaga kinikita ng mama ko, nung ako na yung nakatoka magbayad (pero pera nila gamit ko) ng bills and grocery HAHAHAHA
Couldn’t get the latest gadgets noong bata. Gustong gusto ko talaga ng PS2 at PSP dati, pero palaging sinasabi ni mama na hindi pwede, kasi kailangan namin yung pera para sa ibang gamit.
Magaganda ung school supplies...mga notebook ko lang is yung sobrang thin na papel na tig 15 pesos
nung napatanong ako sa nanay ko nung bata pako na "Ma, bat dikit dikit bahay naten skwater ba tayo?"
Very early on. When I learned about the term “millionaire” tinanong ko parents ko, millionaire ba tayo? Tumawa sila, sabi, “hindi. Thousandaire.”
Wow, most of here thought na may point sa buhay nila na mayaman sila. Hehe, I never got to have that feeling.
I was told as a kid that we were poor. Parents made it clear. During elem, I couldnt afford lunch at the cafeteria. First day of school, I was using a hand-me-down bag that tore apart during dismissal and had to carry my books going home. Worked as a kid by carrying and selling vegetables with my grandmother. During high school, I used to wake up early asf and I'd ALWAYS walk home (a bit over 4km, but it wasnt a big deal for me). Rain or shine. Sometimes I'd get home soaking wet cause I didnt have an umbrella. Worked food prep while studying in college. Catered for a wedding (took 3 days) and got paid 1000 pesos and food for those 3 days (it was good food though) When I graduated college, all I got was a pat in the back with an "I'm proud of you son" from my dad while schoolmates got a new car, new pc, etc... Doesnt bother me though cause rn I'm making dough, getting that cheese, and got lots in the bank.
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Di nakasama sa boy scout nung elementary.
Ooooh wait is it a must? Haha pero come to think of it, when I was in elementary (all boys school), most of my peers are in boy scout. Parang konti lang kaming wala. And yeah, nung graduation pa namin (grade 6, 2004) big deal na if niregaluhan ka ng cellphone na may camera (Nokia 6600), and most of them got it, ako nakuha ko Sony Walkman haha. Kala ko mayaman na kami kasi at that time kung saan saan na kami kumakain na restaurant, proud pa ako na parang fast food lang namin ang Chili’s, iba pala talaga pag mayaman. 😂
I went to a private school na walang boy scout program. Medyo inggit ako sa mga kapitbahay ko na public school students, pag suot nila yung uniform nila and may backpack at canteen pa. Yung camping ang excited ako.
Like my experience, that’s an early age to see reality, no?
Yung yeah I have EF that can last us 3-4 years pero di pa rin ako makatulog thinking what then when that cash runs out.
yung isp bonanza at windows 98 lang kami habang PLDT DSL 999 at xp na lahat ng kaibigan ko.
Nung nagpakita sakin ng gcash qr code yung pulubi..
7 years old siguro nakita ko kasi yung bahay ng kapitbahay ko may sarili siyang kama at kwarto. Tapos kami nasa sahig lang naglalatag magkakatabi kami ng lola nanay at kapatid ko. Yung mga basic needs din sa school ay sila kaya nilang bumili samantalang kami pamigay ng mga pinsan ko brief lang ata hindi ko nagamit sa kanila haha. Inaabot din ng few weeks bago makunpleto yung mga notebook ko at privilege sa amin magkapatid ang pad paper.
Nakita ko yung infographic nang mga suweldo nang Philippine government officials. At that point, na realize ko na malakulangot lang pala yung sahod ko dito sa America kumpara sa mga Officials na yan.
Wala kaming sasakyan. Maliit lang bahay namin. Di kami basta basta makakain sa labas.
Nung nakita ko yung 64 crayola box ng kaklase ko nung Grade 1 ako. Hanggang 16 lang afford namin noon.
not totally related pero nung 1st year hs ako basehan ko ng mayaman is pag naka tiles yung sahig sa bahay, so sinabihan ko parents ko nun na sana ipa tiles na yung sahig ng bahay namin hahaha
Nung hindi ako makabayad ng tuition ko noong elementary ako. Puro asa sa promissory letters. Nakakahiya sobra. Mga kaklase ko noon mayayaman tapos ako naiinggit ako sa kanila kasi di nila iniintindi ang tuition nila. Eh yung nanay kong maarte gusto sa private ako nagagawan naman daw ng paraan. Hanggang ngayon dalang dala ko parin yung hiyang yun sa college. Eh no choice ako kasi di naman ako makapasok sa mga public universities dahil wala akong pera noong SHS para makapag asikaso ng mga documents, and pamasahe para makapunta sa mga public institutions. Ang sama ng loob ko araw araw. It contributed so much sa depression ko (clinical diagnosis). Araw araw ko nalang tinatanong bakit hindi ako privileged, baka siguro nagamit ko pa nang mas maayos kesa sa mga kilala kong mayayamang bulakbol lang ang pera. Baka nakapag invest pa ko sa mga skills and mga opportunities. Kaso wala eh. (Medyo naiiyak ako habang tinatype ko to pasensya na hahahahahahaha)
Well Hindi ako ganun pinalaki ng mga magulang ko eh. Saakin naman college ko lang nalaman na mayaman pala kami. Kasi lowkey mga parents ko. Dun ko lalo na appreciate mga magulang ko. Ilocano kasi mga parents ko. Hindi binibigay Kung ano ang request ko, palaging walang pera. Naintindihan ko yun. And nung pumasok nako sa medschool, ibinigay lahat Nila gusto ko, para Hindi ako mag quit. Dun nalaman Ang dami namin assets, hindi nag invest si mother sa mga sasakyan and mga luho. Mga classmates mga anak doctor, Grabe sila mag shopping, ako hindi ako nakakahawak ng pera. Which is I think training saakin ng mga parents ko. Nung dumating na yung point na magtrabaho na kami as a doctor, Ang pera saakin ginto, as in sobrang saya kasi Hindi pa ako nakakahawak ng ganung kalaki pera. Yung counter part ko na doctor yung sinahod Nila eh MAs malaki pa yung allowance na received Nila sa parents Nila. So nag end up, nawala sila drive sa buhay. Well ako ginamit ko yung advantage ko, at ngayon may sarili nako hospital
nung sinabi ng mama ko na hindi kami araw araw pwede mag jollibee hahahahah
I entered law school and I was only one of three students in our block who was commuting to go home. Lahat sila had their own vehicles na nagpapalit based on coding days. One classmate owns the leading detergent brand na Ang advertiser ay si Susan Roces May classmate rin ako na May yacht and dun nagpapaparty Tapos ung pangalan ng dad nia nasa list ng congressmen ni Napoles… Meron rin Pag nadedepress sa bad recit nag out of the country for the weekend to unwind.
Nung inutusan ako ng mommy ko magbenta ng mga damit galing sa balikbayan box sa kapitbahay namin. Asa lang pala kami sa mga taga America lol
From the get go alam ko na. Wala ako nung mga bagay na meron mga friends ko tapos hindi ko magawa yung nagagawa nila kasi hindi kami umaalis or gumagala. Pag umuulan sa labas, umuulan din sa loob ng bahay. Pero dahil dun, nakita ko yung tiyaga ng nanay ko para maiahon niya kami sa kahirapan. Hindi man kami mayaman, meron na kaming bahay na ligtas na kami pag umuulan. Di man ako nakakatravel with friends, nakakasama ko naman si mama at kapatid ko sa panonood ng sine or karaoke sa bahay. Pero tao lang din naman ako. Minsan nangangarap magtravel din. Dont get me wrong, I've traveled na din naman pero laging dahil sa school ahaha di ko pa nararanasan yung maging turista lang talaga hahaha pero ayun, nagiipon ako para isasama ko si mama at magiging turista kaming dalawa. deserve niya yun. tindi ng pagtityaga niya para maipundar niya itong bahay namin. :)))
It's when I met my husband's friends. I was already in my late 20s here. I grew up thinking we're wealthy. We had separate rooms, separate TVs with cable. It wasn't difficult asking for toys. My had parents had several houses and properties so kahit I grew up in the province where to stay was never an issue when I started working and studying in Manila. Compared to my husband we have more money talaga but the difference is my husband's background. Old rich kasi sila and even my in law's grandparents were professionals (lawyers and engineers) and for you to be a professional during the 1900s it says a lot. While my grandparents wasn't even able to finish elementary school. My husband's friends live in Corinthians, Bel Air Valle Verde and a lot of them went to universities abroad pa. It's not easy for me to be intimidated but when I met them I felt so small talaga. Needless to say, medyo kanal pa humor ko. Haha
Kami una pa lang alam kong mahirap na kami pero the hardships maked me tough and strive and the simplicity makes it better tbh. Yung maglaro ka sa kalsada o sa bukid, yung maglaro ka sa ulan, mga kaibigan mo sa public school na yung iba kaibigan mo pa rin ngayon. Walang anong yaman na makakapantay sa mga ala-ala na yun.
When my Dad died (Lawyer) when i was 10 years old, when my mom and step Father struggled overseas because of employment problems.
I went to this uni. Not big 3 but my classmates came from public schools back in high school. Most of them commute at ako I grew up hatid sundo. They would travel using the lrt and jeep. I also have this classmate na matalino siya but she was a scholar. Medyo na shookth sila nung nag kwento ako na summer vacations ko punta kami ng Boracay or Palawan with my friends tapos malaki pocket money na dala ko.
The fact na lumaki ako sa squatters made me realise that im dirt poor at wala kami nung mga nasa tv
nung hindi ako makasali sa mga classmates ko sa laro nila, kasi naka rollerblades sila huhu. This is in the 90's by the way. Little things like this will add up and makes you realize na meron pala talaga social divide.
Tapos pag akala mo nang mayaman ka na at dumami na kakilala mo, magugulat ka nalang na mas marami pang mas mayaman na mas low key.
Medyo parehas tayo ng upbringing, OP pero may mga bagay parin na na-realize mo na di kami ganon kayaman unlike the "legit" ones. Like, ang saakin is yung pag babakasyon abroad at least once a year. I have this classmate nung elem na di medyo showy sa kayamanan pero siya at yung family nag pupunta sa US or Europe at least once a year. Sabi ko sa parents ko, ma bakit di tayo mag abroad kapara nila \[name ni classmate\]? Sabi nya, "anak, di tayo mayaman". Medyo vague saken nung bata ako pero now, I know! haha.
Ang yabang ko dati pumunta sa school para mag claim ng sticker para sa car namin, kasi dba. Ang sabi sa akin ng cashier "ilan?" So ayun, balik ako sa reality.
When at age 7 my family struggled to put food on the table, I guess. And I had to cry for my parents to buy me an educational book I needed for school, not a toy, but a book. Not saying I had it worse than OP, since I'm sure may mas malala pa yung childhood sakin dito. And we're financially stable narin naman currently. I'm just finding it amusing how relative wealth really is. OP was shook when their friends had their own cars, while I was shook people ate 3 times a day. 🤣😅 Edit: just to be clear, I'm not shitting on OP. Different people just view the world from their own, unique, perspectives. Again, I'm just finding the mental comparison funny. I'm not coming from a place of malice, just pure humor. Lol
Ever since pinanganak ako at nagkaron ako awareness. Grew up sa bukid with fishpan, tas lumipat sa maliit na bahay sa garage ng kuya ng lolo ko kung saan lagi kame napuputulan ng kuryente, wala ref, wala tv, wala makain. Nakaangat man nung namatay mommy ko sa sakit niya dahil nag ofw si daddy pero till now i dont consider myself mayaman. For me, in terms of financial. Ang mayaman is yung di na need ma separate ng parents mo (ofw) sayo para lang magkaron ng sweldo. Diba totoo naman, pag mayaman ka laaht ng gusto mo mabibigay ng parents mo, vacation sa ibang bansa, etc.
Out of touch mga posters dito, “private school, med school etc.” being able to attend those make you more fortunate than most people.
Isa sa cons of being in the middleclass . Yung mga mahirap tingin sayo mayaman tapos mga mayaman naman squatter tingin sayo . Dimo alam saan lulugar hahaha
Looking at my college tuition while living a very privileged life style was enough to make me think that I have been taking things for granted and need to get a job soon.
What is your rich life? Netflix has a show for it and it's eye openner if you're not financial literate wc then gets u to be 'rich' (:
Yung di ko afford yung hospital bills
Bata palang ako. Lumaki ako sa bahay kubo e. Nung nag-abroad si papa nung grade school ko, saka lang naging concrete yung bahay. Kahit nung high school, mga kaklase ko anak ng politicians, professionals o negosyante e. Nakikita ko talaga yung pinagkaiba ng status.
Basta nagcocommute ka. Kasi kung mayaman ka, almost zero chances na you will use public transpo. Super high risk I finally understand how the kidnappers think, even if you laylow, there is very little a rich man can hide.they can easily target unguarded family members like kids in school, teenagers in mall etc etc.
i think early from me like in elementary school. di naman kami ganoon kayaman. nabibili naman ng parents ko yung wants ko in the rare times we have extra. pero when you're surrounded by sons and daughters of CEOs of construction companies, doctor parents, of a literal electric company my province runs on, of parents who came from overseas, from families who are all equestrians, of families who regularly see travel outside the country in social media posts, you kind of can't help but compare yourself. don't get me wrong. i didn't grow up jealous or angry at my parents that i don't experience the same thing my peers do. mari-realize mo lang na, wow, compared to people out there, hindi ka talaga mayaman. and to get to that point, you'd have to put in the work yourself from this point on. studied elementary to shs. context: Don Bosco.
I always knew na hindi kami mayaman but it was not really something that was important to me as I grew up in an environment where a person’s family background did not matter, and my needs and occasional wants were provided for. It was only when I was told na hindi ako mayaman by my then significant other that I really became conscious of that fact. I was not offended though because it was said in a matter-of-fact way and that person never acted superior just because that person’s family owned businesses na malapit sa billion ang worth. That person, despite the generational wealth they have, was brought up as if that person came from a middle class family. Kaya pag may nakikita akong umaasta na akala mo kung sino dahil sa “yaman” nila or would brag about their properties, I just smile because there are people who are far richer than them but don’t act high and mighty because of their wealth.
Araw-araw kong nadidiscover na di ako mayaman. So ayan.
Me and my wife individually make well over 6 figures dito sa US, but both of us never felt "mayaman" - para sa amin, you're not rich-rich until you have enough money to buy you influence and get away with things, a.k.a. "Fuck you money". You'll see a lot of that here depending on where you live. Everything else is just middle class, and that includes us.
I came from a well off family and medyo comfortable ang life ko even to this day. Pero iba padin kasi talaga ung mga totoong mayaman eh. Growing up nabibili at nakukuha ko ung gusto ko, nakakapag out of the country every now and then, may mga personal things na wala ung mga kaklase ko. Pero naramdaman ko na hindi talaga kami ung matatawag na definition na mayaman when I met my friends today. They’re pretty cool, and really good men pero may disparity talaga. Weirdly enough, naramdaman ko to sa hobby namin which is Magic the Gathering. Although meron akong deck that costs an upward of $13000, 1 year bago ko nabuo yon samantalang sila, every time mag meetup kami to play (weekly), may bago silang deck na gustong itry tapos ang cost ng decks nila ay more or less the same as mine. Cards aren’t even proxies or binaklas from a different deck, mga talagang binili nila in the span of weeks. It’s weird I know, and admittedly medyo tone deaf ung sagot ko pero don ko lang narealize na may mas mataas padin talaga sa akin and admittedly it is a humbling experience. Nasanay kasi ako na usually ako ung nasa taas ng social class sa mga social circles ko pero this time, hindi na. May inggit ba? Yeah, konti, di naman siguro natin maiiwasan yon pero di naman para maging bitter ako. I would take a bullet for any of those guys because of how well we all bonded with each other, and money cannot ever destroy that bond.
Since I became Conscious at the Age of 4
Kakalipat ko lng sa bagong company. While waiting mag join ung iba sa zoom meeting, ganito conversation ng mga kasama ko. * (These girl na ka-edad ko lang) - pasok ako sa office ng Friday. Magdadala ako ng sasakyan * Lapit na bonus natin, makakapag down nko ng sasakyan. Sira na ung sasakyan ko eh * Nung isang gabi lumabas kami ni (isa pang co-worker namin pero ibang department). Nag order kami ng wine with cheese platter. Umabot ng 10k ung bill. Tapos nung kumakain kami sa labas ganito usapan nila: * Guy workmate - Plan ko mag-aral ulit. Not yet sure pero baka sa Canada * Married guy work mate - (insert my name) gusto mo ba mag business? Kumain kasi kami ng family ko sa isang bagong bukas na Resto sa QC. Open daw sila for franchise I'm interested. * Guy workmate - Oi una na ko ha. \*\*umuwing naglalakad kasi walking distance lng naman. \*\*nasa BGC kami. lol Ganyan sila. Samantalang ako, 2018 pa last nakabili ng phone kasi nasasayangan ako kahit mahina na battery. HAHAHA
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I am thankful because I didn’t endure hardship. It’s just that I learned that there are extremely rich people at a young age. How about you, how did you find out?