How I Think of Myself

I used to think I was poor.

Then they told me I wasn't poor; I was needy.

Then they told me it was self-defeating to think of myself as needy; I was deprived.

Then they told me deprived was a bad image; I was underprivileged.

Then they told me underprivileged was overused; I was disadvantaged.

I still don't have a dime. But I sure have a great vocabulary.