Define fun?
I mean we have a lot of source material to work with.
I wouldn’t say I grew up poor, but definitely below middle class. Growing up in an environment where I shared a bedroom with two boys and McDonald’s was often a luxury, gives me substance to write with I wouldn’t have otherwise.
Shock, I know. Writing from experience, so original.
You know the saying though: write what you know, then what other people know, then make it up.
Looking back at my childhood, what we didn’t have is what makes my childhood more fun. No pool? We dug a mud pit a filled it with water. No cable? Mr. Rogers it is. No room of my own? Late night shenanigans.
Growing up with less makes me appreciate more, and gives me something to write about that isn’t vain.
So, don’t be afraid to reach back into your life and take something that might not be glamorous because you can make of it what you will.
Find the story that can be manipulated from real life experience that isn’t vain.
Plus, we need less (way less) trash stories about sketchy billionaires.
Memoir of a Writer 
Humble beginnings beget humble characters, those readers tend to become attached to. Haughty, vainglorious egotists — even if such writers were to try to write about the disadvantaged, would mostly likely fail. Everybody loves a selfless underdog.
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I agree with you. I came from a working class background, and there were hardships. I find myself at an advantage sometimes, as a writer, because I can relate more to, at least relative, poverty. I worked in poorly paid office jobs, and I like to reflect working and underclass realities, in my stories. Too much fiction focuses almost exclusively on middle-class characters, because many authors don’t venture outside their comfort zones, and have no direct experience of “going without”. Great post. 😃👍💝
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Thanks, I appreciate it!
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Agreed on this post..Growing up with less makes appreciate more ✌️
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Being poor isn’t the same as being deprived. As you know, a rich family life, good friends and places to run wild outdoors more than compensate for not having much money. It doesn’t seem that you have suffered from it too much, and you’ll appreciate any future affluence so much more. (And you’ve got much better material to draw on as a writer!)
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