Being broke forces you to invent. A lot of the best style, food and music came from people making do.

Having less removes the option of buying your way out, so you solve the problem another way, and that way is often more interesting. That does not make going without good, and nobody should have to invent around it. What is true is that the resourcefulness built there is real skill, and it stays with you later. Plenty of styles copied everywhere came from people working with what was around them.

Use what you already own before you shop for what you are missing. Ask what the constraint is pushing you toward rather than what it is taking away. Write down the workarounds you invent, because those keep working.