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[quote=Anonymous]My parents were pretty well-off when I was growing up but I honestly had no idea until friends would make a big deal when they came over to our house which was pretty nice. 
My parents were very sparing with gifts, clothes, electronics, cars etc. 
my 1st car was a $500 VW rabbit with a rusted bumper. 
We wore clothes from Marshall's and had $150 budget each spring and fall to spend how we wanted. We could go to a better store but this taught is very young that we could get a lot more for our $ of we spent it wisely. 
I think it's all in how you raise your kids and the values you instill in them 
I have always worked since I was 16 because I wanted $ to be able to do things. I don't *have* to work now based on what my dh makes but I choose to so we can add $ to our retirement and 529's for our kids. 
We make enough to live in a very nice area but we chose a modest home in SS and only drive used cars (nice ones but used to save $). 
Again, I think this is because my parents were very sparing with what they spent and my dh grew up fairly poor (but he tends to spoil our kids) [/quote]

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