the poverty line.
I had no idea. But now when I look back it makes sense.
We drank powdered milk, I had reduced and some years had free school lunch, we never went on vacation, the ONLY time we ate at a restaurant or ordered pizza was birthdays. And when we did order pizza, everyone got one slice.
I didn't know this at the time but there were two times where my parents came within 2-3 weeks of losing our house.
Things improved as I got older.