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<blockquote data-quote="Abbey" data-source="post: 36088" data-attributes="member: 179"><p>Although I hated it at the time, I would love to go back to the 60's. We made our own clothes, worked hard and got rewards from that. I didn't own my first pair of jeans until I was 16. I thought my parents were cruel, but they instilled a work ethic in me that has never gone away. I had my first job at 11...picking up beer bottles at our only bowling alley. Next was working as a maid in a motel. THAT was something I'll never forget.</p><p></p><p>My parents never talked to me about education or college. We were expected to marry and work the ranch. When I did go to college, I paid every cent of it myself. It was not expected that parents pay for it like they do now. My easy child son wants to go to University of Arizona. Yeah...$40,000 a year. That's going to happen. He has chosen to not do too well in school, no significant sports, nothing. I'm not financing that.</p><p></p><p>Oddly enough, my grandmother, who passed away last year, had squirreled away much more money than I ever thought possible. I had guardianship of her and we're still sorting things out. This is a woman who reused tin foil or seranwap and rationed her daily water intake. She was the most frugal person I ever met. She literally led life on a shoestring. When we moved her into the nursing home her accountant 'took care' of her finances. Just found out that he took off with close to $200,000 of her money. I had NO idea she even had that. Long story, but it was put into a fund that is tax free if you are elderly. I guess it's Florida's biggest scam to date. It's sad to see that happen when she worked so hard to save.</p><p></p><p>Every era has it's good and bad. I'm glad for technology and health care, but long for a much more simple life.</p><p></p><p>Abbey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abbey, post: 36088, member: 179"] Although I hated it at the time, I would love to go back to the 60's. We made our own clothes, worked hard and got rewards from that. I didn't own my first pair of jeans until I was 16. I thought my parents were cruel, but they instilled a work ethic in me that has never gone away. I had my first job at 11...picking up beer bottles at our only bowling alley. Next was working as a maid in a motel. THAT was something I'll never forget. My parents never talked to me about education or college. We were expected to marry and work the ranch. When I did go to college, I paid every cent of it myself. It was not expected that parents pay for it like they do now. My easy child son wants to go to University of Arizona. Yeah...$40,000 a year. That's going to happen. He has chosen to not do too well in school, no significant sports, nothing. I'm not financing that. Oddly enough, my grandmother, who passed away last year, had squirreled away much more money than I ever thought possible. I had guardianship of her and we're still sorting things out. This is a woman who reused tin foil or seranwap and rationed her daily water intake. She was the most frugal person I ever met. She literally led life on a shoestring. When we moved her into the nursing home her accountant 'took care' of her finances. Just found out that he took off with close to $200,000 of her money. I had NO idea she even had that. Long story, but it was put into a fund that is tax free if you are elderly. I guess it's Florida's biggest scam to date. It's sad to see that happen when she worked so hard to save. Every era has it's good and bad. I'm glad for technology and health care, but long for a much more simple life. Abbey [/QUOTE]
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