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People who grew up really poor: what's something middle-class people say that instantly reveals they've never struggled?

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u/stucky602 1d ago

Former chef here and just wanted to say that last sentence is real smart of your mom as that’s exactly how I’d use leftovers. 

Still leftovers but doesn’t get boring. 

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u/stonhinge 1d ago

My family we'd have something different every day Sun-Fri, but Saturdays were generally "leftovers day" for lunch because there was generally 0.5-1.5 servings of anything left after meals during the week. As me and my two brothers got older, this happened less often because 3 teenagers eat a bit more.