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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes!!

I was solidly middle class, but my mother was extremely frugal.  When the good humor truck came, she would run inside to give us the Giant store popsicles in the freezer.  She watered down the Kool-Aid to make it last longer (so much healthier).  We had lots of generic brand labels.  I wouldn't get the LL Bean boots, but some generic pair at Marshalls.

I try to not spoil my kids.  But, yes, I do exactly that---don't think about things like a vending machine purchase, etc.

My siblings and I also never had braces.  Thankfully, our teeth weren't too jacked up.  But, my kid whose teeth are better than mine is getting them next month.

We live in a walkable neighborhood so we eat several time times per week.  The one big family trip to the restaurant was a big deal.  And, we eat out at high end places.  My kids will name restaurants that you would not expect a 10 or 12-year old to know or like.

I draw the line at things like giving young kids/tweens iphones, etc.  They can have a cast-off phone of ours when I feel they are of age.  They have jars they keep their $ and my oldest started mowing neighbor's lawns for $ (at least the 1 or 2 families that also don't have a lawn service).

We live in a very wealthy neighborhood now and the kids get everything without having to do a thing for it.  Even though we can afford it, my husband (who grew up poor) and I won't do that.  They are learning a work ethic.[/quote]

Similar here.   I grew up middle class, and my mother ran a food-co-op where people would purchase in bulk to save money.  (I still have a huge freezer - if you go to the Giant to pick up chicken breasts because they are on sale, and found that someone cleaned them out, it was probably me).  My mother watered down dish soap to make it last longer.  We eat out far more than I did as a kid, and my daughter has been to restaurants I didn't go to until I got my first job.  [/quote]

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