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[quote=Anonymous]My parents were very middle class and my mother was born in Italy. My upbringing was like sebastian maniscalco's..." they never bought us a damn thing" in other words. An eaggerating of course but basically,  bare bones in everything.  My husband and me have done well. From being able to decorate my house, to having higher quality things from my cookware to my healthcare, I never take it for granted. Ever. It feels great. Even just buying things like a nice winter coat, good boots, flowers, candles and books bring me great enjoyment and pleasure because my mother lived like a sacrificial nun. And so of course we did too and  consequently I felt pretty deprived and sad. Now fast forward...my parents are indeed the millionaires next door, both 92 now and doing pretty great for their age. I respect their ability to build that wealth...but it happened basically  because they were frightened and they were tight wads. Emotionally and financially. I forgive them but I don't want to live that way. So how does it feel? It's wonderful actually. And we're not even that rich. We save but we're not money hoarders. Generosity feels great too. [/quote]

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