I'm watching an episode and a neighbour comes by saying he's been living on skimmed milk and wild onions for 2 years. Grandpa sympathises and pipes up that he's lived on the edge of poverty his whole life. The show description says follow the family through the hardships of the Depression. Admittedly, there are episodes where the children walk to and from school with no boots/shoes. Generally speaking it's presented as a poor family.
But
- they had 7 kids (people then did know how babies were made and didn't have to have large families despite lack of contraception, the pull out method is not infallible but been used forever)
- they own a bloody mountain full of timber, and run a sawmill business
- they have livestock, chickens for eggs, and garden for veggies
- they own a truck
- they own a massive house
- everyone's well fed and well clothed, just maybe not always the latest 'smart' outfits when they want one
They were in no way 'poor' for the 1930s.
AIBU?