When I Was Young and Poor

Text on the meme

When I was Young I was poor But after YEARS Of hard work I am no longer Young

What it means

A young boy in sunglasses and a leather jacket is contrasted with an elderly bearded man giving two thumbs up. The joke is that after years of hard work, the person is no longer poor—but is no longer young either, making fun of the tradeoff between wealth and time. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to delayed success and aging.

Objects

young boy / молодой мальчик sunglasses / солнцезащитные очки leather jacket / кожаная куртка elderly bearded man / пожилой бородатый мужчина gray hair / седые волосы mustache / усы bow tie / галстук-бабочка tweed jacket / твидовый пиджак thumbs-up gesture / жест с поднятыми большими пальцами pink marbled background / розовый мраморный фон large text / крупный текст