Most kids don’t know a ton about money. They do tend to know when their families don’t have it, but they don’t typically have a very good grasp of the difference between (upper) middle class and super wealthy.
Twitter user and makeup artist Samantha Ravndahl asked people to share what they thought “was the pinnacle of wealth” to them as kids. Her question got a lot of attention, with people coming through with all sorts of answers from brand name snacks to actual boats. Now that we’re adults, some of the ideas we had about “rich” as kids turned out to be less than accurate, but some of them still hold up (like that boat).
https://twitter.com/SsssamanthaaMUA/status/1109336973217431553
Ravndahl started off with her own idea of true wealth as a child: chrome spinner rims on cars.
https://twitter.com/SsssamanthaaMUA/status/1109337120085176320
And here are 30 other people’s ideas of being stinking rich when they were kids.
1.
The Scholastic Book Fair
— Aja (@_aja_bri) March 23, 2019
2.
Families that went on family vacations… on a plane especially
— Katy (@lustrelux) March 24, 2019
3.
Premium cable 😉
— Will Hawkins (@willhawk_music) March 24, 2019
4.
Kids who had actual name brand foods like Oreos in their lunch instead of the grocery store generics.
— Molly Hodgdon (@Manglewood) March 25, 2019
5.
Also, people who lived in 2-story houses. The RICHEST
— RawBeautyKristi (@RawBeautyKristi) March 23, 2019
6.
American Girl Dolls and those little kid cars lmaooo
— Ivycado ?✨ (@IvyKungu) March 23, 2019
7.
People who got school hot lunch everyday!
— SHAE? (@ThatGirlShaeXo) March 23, 2019
8.
having an extra fridge in the garage just for drinks
— all i care about is tame impala rn (@velvetbuzzkill) March 23, 2019
9.
people who had an island in their kitchen
— jholmie (@jholmie89) March 23, 2019
10.
an N64 AND a sega
— Katie Nolan (@katienolan) March 24, 2019
11.
Those big refrigerators with the double doors and the ice maker and water dispenser on the outside. even though we didn’t have money like that, we actually got one somehow when I was a teenager. Youcouldn’t tell me that I wasn’t drinking water like a wealthy woman ? pic.twitter.com/9t7mcHjnqR
— Oh You Do MAKEUP makeup?! (@somuchsimone) March 23, 2019
12.
people who’s parents drove them to school instead of taking the bus or walking
— KATIEFISH? (@katiegfish) March 23, 2019
13.
Kids who went to camp, and kids who were apart of clubs/sports. My parent’s wallet could never
— nikki (@dntcllme_nicole) March 23, 2019
14.
People who bought candy and popcorn at the movie theater. Throw in an ICEE and my mind was blown
— Jenna Berger (@jenna_berger13) March 23, 2019
15.
Kids who got a car once they got their drivers license
— Mr. B ?? (@ButlerMacayla) March 23, 2019
16.
These ligh switches……. lmao pic.twitter.com/B9KqY7Cbn8
— Autumn Cheyenne (@autumn_cmills) March 23, 2019
17.
a club penguin membership and all of the webkinz
— mandi (@Mandi_Lydon) March 23, 2019
18.
https://twitter.com/AztechDan/status/1110231378279481346
19.
Kids who had Hard Rock Cafe and Rainforest Cafe T-shirts from around the globe (or just Florida)
— ginger ale (@jen_jerelle) March 25, 2019
20.
More than one Barbie. Brand name food. One time I went food shopping with a family friend and I was looking at comic books in the checkout line and she just put one in the cart like it was nothing. For me!!
— jessamyn west (@jessamyn) March 25, 2019
21.
If your whole family went out to eat at a restaurant where you could sit down and they came and took your order
— Preston Wilson (@PrestonWilson44) March 24, 2019
22.
Families who ordered drinks when they went out to eat. We were only allowed to order water ?
— Kait Marie (@OBrienKaitlyn) March 24, 2019
23.
Branded sodas that weren’t Western Family like holy shit that was a flex
— Hell’s Chicken (@dangerfowl) March 25, 2019
24.
https://twitter.com/sibyls_makeup/status/1109341392600551424
25.
A pantry full of gushers, fruit by the foot, and only name brand snacks/cereals
— thunder throughout (@sydneybaize) March 23, 2019
26.
Designer jeans. Like, Jordache and Gloria Vanderbilt or anything with a “cool label.” I remember finding a pair of Lee jeans at a garage sale and begging my mom to buy them for $1 for me.
— Charlotte Shaff (@charshaff) March 25, 2019
27.
People who could afford Welch's grape juice were loaded! https://t.co/TnzfTtIghP
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) March 24, 2019
28.
An in ground pool. https://t.co/RtY5oBQ98S
— Elizabeth Banks ❄️ (@ElizabethBanks) March 24, 2019
29.
64 box of Crayola Crayons 🖍 https://t.co/Sq15uoEXpx
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) March 24, 2019
30.
black and gold living room furniture especially the one where the table was just glass on an elephants back https://t.co/D3lic7V1A2
— Desus MF Nice💯 (@desusnice) March 25, 2019
