What was it like to grow up in the 1950s? Likely I would say it was a form of torture compared to today

The Misery index was maybe double or triple what it is now here in the U.S.

However, the misery index worldwide was 10 times then what it is now in the U.S. too.

So, people looking like they just were beat within an inch of their lives is just what people looked like every day then simply because they had been beaten (one way or another within an inch of their lives every day since they were born.

So, like I said, growing up in the 1950s and before then was usually some form of torture and some of us survived this torture and some didn't.

But, this was just the way it was.

I think being raised first lower middle class and then middle class and then upper middle class was a more balanced way I grew up than most people I met or knew in my life.

Why?

Because I have found that really poor people and really rich people are like two sides of the same coin. 

Only in regard to middle class people do they often feel safe enough or honest enough to tell you the truth about anything really in their lives.

You might think being raised rich was better in the 1950s and before was better but in reality it only meant you had food to eat and shelter usually because often it was much worse in other ways to grow up wealthy than to grow up middle Class. The ONLY thing worse than growing up wealthy in the 1950s or before would be the abuse poor people suffered every day of their lives worldwide.

But, I never wished I was rich growing up and in fact had no use at all for wealthy people until I realized being wealthy might extend my life when I was in my mid 40s. So, this is is when I prayed to God to make me A Custodian of God's wealth. And then I have this relationship with God that this is exactly what happened. I realized after raising kids for about 20 years and running businesses that I was trustworthy enough to become a custodian of God's wealth so I signed up for this job through prayer. After that, I never really needed to worry about money ever again because I was working for God as I had prayed for.

By God's Grace 

But, until you are really trustworthy and competent you should not ask for a job like this one through prayer or else you will fail God and feel very bad about this ever after.