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I mean .. what are you curious about?
What's the day to day like? No stress about bills, rent, etc feels like?
If we're just talking "don't worry about money day to day" then I'm that, but that's more about being a couple who both work with low expenses (no kids). I never really think about how much money I have in my account, or worry about bills or rent or anything. I can't afford to buy super expensive stuff all the time, but it doesn't feel like a hardship to not buy the latest flagship or constantly upgrade stuff, and if I do want something I just get it.
Not stressing about money is fucking amazing, ngl. It creates this relaxed sense of calm, even when things are difficult. I certainly didn't always feel like this, I've been unemployed, and so broke that I've been starving and wandering the street in the hope to find a coin that someone dropped so I could buy something to eat. When you don't have enough money everything is difficult and any new crises is anxiety inducing.
Now, if something goes wrong while travelling, I just book into a hotel, while before I've had to sleep rough because I missed a flight and couldn't afford a room. I never worry about the price of a restaurant or how overpriced a drink is (partly because I rarely eat / drink out so it's not a big expense) . But that attitude of not having to check prices, or order the cheapest options, is so liberating. I think people who've never been poor have no idea how exhausting and stressful it is to constantly be on your guard and how feeling guilty about the cost can even ruin the enjoyment of the treats you do allow yourself.
Just because we work for them doesn't mean we are also rich. They pay the same rate as anyone else.
The question is explicitely not only asking for poor folks that worked for rich but also rich persons working for very rich persons.
Lol if you think poor people don't also work for the very rich. How do you think they got rich if not by exploiting poor people?
not only
Unsure how accurate it is, but I heard most rich people are not generous.