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by Cybiote 1684 days ago
Oh this sounds like Macgyvering. The Real Life section in the TV tropes article on it has some interesting examples and lists some other cultural takes on it: desenrascanço, débrouillard, Jugaad. It's a skill clever poor people are more likely to have opportunities to hone.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacGyvering