The idea that middle class folks are eating more cheaply than someone who buys 50lb bags of beans, living more cheaply than someone who, e.g., puts an entire family into a studio in a cheap neighborhood, drives more cheaply than someone who takes the bus, etc., is obviously absurd, so it seems like people just have no idea how a frugal poor person lives
A lot of people are replying with "that stuff isn't as nice as [rich person stuff]". Yeah. I know. But that has nothing to do with Vimes' boots