How the other half live!

I guess I would fall into the poor side hun. I'm on minimum benefits and my partner is in a low income job. We are struggling to pay the basic bills every month and trying to pay for our wedding in May. At least we still have a roof over our heads (well at least for this month, the mortgage is due again soon) and we have food in the cupboard. I think we should all stop and count our blessings sometimes

wherever i am, i just glad to what God had given to me. sometime i think about them too, having good holiday and luxuries, but that would kind a boring if this life just filled with fun and fun ,right? problems make our life more fun. that what i called life.

I think that I am in the middle. I cannot be classified as rich neither in the poor category. I have a salary at the end of the month which pay my bills, my mortgage, my electricity bill, my telephone, internet, mobile bill but I also end up with little or no money to spend. So while I have good food on the table, therefore I cannot be considered as poor, I don't have the luxury to go for a holiday when I desire. Not that I have not travelled. But I don;'t have money to waste.

Hi pandaeyes, Well, I think that the homeless and starving would maybe look at me like the other side but I don't think most would. I do have a roof over my head but I work real hard and struggle to keep it each month. Our holidays are fun for sure but we don't do much in the way of exchanging gifts. The main luxury that we have is this computer and the internet. I'm not complaining because I know I'm lucky in comparison to so many others but it would be a real stretch to call myself rich for sure. Now if you were talking about the quality of life then in that aspect I am extremely rich. I have 4 beautiful girls, 2 grandchildren and many great friends.

I am definitely the rich half. I don't have a lot of money to spare but I can pay my bills, I'm not deeply in debt and I don't have to worry about food for myself and my dogs. While I can't afford luxuries like going to the movies or new clothing, I have more than a lot of people and I consider myself well off.

If I am being completely honest, I think that we are in the rich half of society because all of our basic needs are met and there is a light at the end of the tunnel for our family that we will one day be out of debt. I think that the way that a lot of people view themselves is skewed because it is ingrained into us that we should want the best of everything, but my husband and I are quite modest and we are happy with what we are able to afford knowing that we can provide for some luxuries for our family.

In the world there are many different countries. I live in a country in Europe which is modern but also has a rich history. It has most people living in brick built homes. I see myself as a professional person because I am a primary school teacher. Teachers don't earn all that much money. I am also the parent of three children. My toddler son is disabled. Traveling is my top hobby and I do it budget style. So far in my life I have visited fifty different countries. When I am very poor I grab a cheap flight and then stay in a backpackers hostel. I am not one of the rich people. I am closer to being one of the poor people. Most of the money I earn goes to my hobby which is traveling. I live in two bedroom terraced house. There are lots more people in my home country even poorer than I am. When I travel to some of the countries in the tropical regions of the world I must appear rich to them. Relatively speaking I guess that is true. Money doesn't make a person happy and some of the happiest people in the world are the poor ones living in a sunny country.

hi pandaeyes if having a small social security check and a little larger SSI check makes you rich, which I realy doubt, I am on the poor side of society, and no I am not able to have hob bies and holidays and toss money around so guess Iam also poor. I am having to live in this tiresome retirement home or go homeless as myson and I were living in a two bedroom apt. when he lost his job. We ran out of money and got behind on the rent, and snap evicted. my son got meput here with the help of all my two checks, oh they are so generous, i get to keep one hundred twenty five dollars for my personal needs.Just wallowing in wealthy oh my yipee, I am the newly poor rich. what a crock. I am poor, no use denying it.So yes sometimes I get bitter thinking about what I do not have, what I still need.

I would put myself in the poor half. That's because I often don't have enough time to do whatever it is I want to do. I want to continues studying, but I feel I'm way too old. I want to be around my kids more often, but I can't because I have to work. I want to travel with my family, but I can't because I have commitments. Therefore, if the other half lives differently because of the money they have that allows them more time for recreational things, then this way I consider myself poor.

In terms of money, I am the poor half. In terms of knowledge, some material possessions, and some achievement, I am rich. And I thank God for all I have.

Well I dont think its split equally, I also think it refers to people who are well off but have not earnt it, people with rich parents or lottery winners for example. Theres "poor" people in the west but to me sometimes its more of a lifestyle choice then the fact there hard done to. I think the question you should ask is are you happy? I used to have a high pressured job earning a lot of money, nice you say but I wasnt happy. I didnt have a social life, I barely saw my family and although the money was good its that old maxim whatever you have youll spend. So I made a change got a decent average paying job with lots more spare time and I am now a lot happier. I think the best examples the winners of the lottery theres a lot out there who's new found wealth has brought them misery. So as Monty Python sang Always look on the bright side of life".