[beingpoor]

But I don't remember being stressed about what others thought about me and that made my whole adolescence beautiful.

One thing that you fail to acknowledge is that in rich countries smart poor guys don't get girlfriends. In East Europe being poor is/was considered normal, and as such, getting a GF in that situation is much easier and it will make wonders to your self-estime. This will hardly ever happen in the western rich world: I was luckier because I used to eat at my ex girlfriend (present wife).

I think that my years of poorness increased my motivation and desire to succeed in life drastically

No, it didn't. You just hit a jackpot: niche IT for a foreign company. Probably the best you can get worldwide (as an employee).