Bachelor in Paradise<\/em><\/a> star Raven Gates<\/strong> <\/a>is reacting to a comment about her finances.<\/p>\n \u201cThis isn\u2019t reality for most to be able to do who live paycheck to paycheck and have debt. Tips,\u201d one user wrote in an Instagram Story Q&A on Saturday, June 27, seemingly referring to Gates\u2019 income bracket.<\/p>\n \u201cGoing back to this topic for a second. I totally get that because that was ME!\u201d Gates, 34, replied in an Instagram Story post. \u201cI don\u2019t want anyone to feel as though I am trying to make anyone feel less than. That was my story, too. But you don\u2019t see that part, but I\u2019m trying to show a bit more of the place I was in over 10 years ago & how I got out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Gates explained that she doesn\u2019t feel like \u201cpeople remember how broke, how in debt, how bad of credit, etc [she] had.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe high school I graduated from had free and reduced lunches for the whole school because of our poverty level. I can go into more but there\u2019s so much to the story including a lot of chance and luck (ECCLESIASTES 9:11) but also a lot of grinding, failing and discipline,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI do believe there\u2019s always a way for things to be better and if we lose sight of that, that\u2019s when we can\u2019t take the next steps, whatever that may look like.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cI knew this topic would bring a lot of emotions from people so I\u2019m not sure I should have even shared but I am trying to be more open and also sensitive to others. But all in all to encourage and say I KNOW how it feels & I believe in you and that your situation can get better.\u201d<\/p>\n Gates also shared details about her income with husband Adam Gottschalk<\/strong> in a post that she has since appeared to have deleted but was reviewed by Us Weekly.<\/em><\/p>\n
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