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[quote=Anonymous]Lucky enough not to have people around me who would put me down for my lifestyle. I don't own an Iphone because I don't need one, my car is old and I'm excited to get another 7 years out of it. These are the sort of things that excite me.
I'm a first generation immigrant and my parents back at home live modestly. My mom used to say:" one can put a saddle on a pig but it's still a pig.".
I'm hoping my children won't care for having things,  rather than doing things. We will see.
As of what do we do with the money we don't spend on stuff, my mom is buying up apartments back in old country. I'm doing the same here and bought a piece of land back in old country (cheaper to retire there).
I also save for 529s, have Roth IRA and travel twice a year. Best part is only being able to work 30 hours a week.
I did care for stuff while ago though. Wanted some sneakers after leaving Soviet Union, but they didn't make me feel as good as I had hoped. It also helped that Americans didn't care what one wore compared to newly freed Soviets.
I'm surprised your family puts that pressure on you. I'm sure education came first but does it have to be followed by stuff? Showing off is so pre-crash.

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