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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were middle class, but my parents were immigrants who grew up in the Depression (which was worldwide), not to mention war.  They were beyond cheap.  Soap - the cheapest at the store, that came in a bag.  I longed for name brand soap.  They saved everything - paper bags, string, tin foil.  God forbid you dry your hands on a paper towel and throw it away.  To this day I automatically dry my hands but save it, for next use.  My mom constantly turned out lights, I could walk around the house in the dark, I was used to it.  Cars were driven into the ground.  Holes in the floor?  You bet.  Heater didn't work right - usually the Fords.  [/quote]

My parents weren't immigrants but did grow up in the Depression.......and we knew it.  Parents were college-educated professionals, but they were, in my mind in the 70's, cheap beyond belief.  Frugal and practical are probably more accurate.  The cars that were driven into the ground were only replaced by cars they paid for in cash, my dad fixed and built everything.  I don't think I ever remember a handy man or service call ever.  My sibs and I were expected to find ways to entertain ourselves without expecting mom and dad to direct and pay for things.  Mcdonalds was a HUGE treat that happened maybe 1 or 2X and year, and usually for somone's birthday.  [/quote]

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