Interestingly, that's a common Norwegian saying ("Det er dyrt a vaere fattig"). My two primary takeaways from it : 1. Don't skimp on quality when necessary. 2

Interestingly, that's a common Norwegian saying ("Det er dyrt a vaere fattig"). My two primary takeaways from it : 1. Don't skimp on quality when necessary. 2. Have empathy for those with less means. Getting out of the rut of low-income swpending patterns is often non-trivial.