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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 262583" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Janet</p><p> </p><p>I liked your response. And I have the same reaction to lack of money if I don't hold myself on a tight rein. I grew up really dirt poor. Plus husband has caused us to do without so much that now if we are short of money one month.....the next I'll buy enough food to last 2 months even if we don't have the money to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Thank goodness I only do this with food. But it's like I go into panic mode. I guess my kids went hungry just one too many times. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p> </p><p>That's also where my list came from too. I had nothing as a kid...unless it came from salvation army or yard sales. Very rarely did I ever have anything new. My list developed out of a need to have a somewhat "normal" life. A decent car, nice furniture, bath towels that are not handmedowns from mother in law.......Odd thing though, once I figured out the WHY of it....I don't do it as much. I used to sit for hours with catalogues in my lap making lists......I haven't opened one in years. And as I've aged......I'm leaning back toward more used things that are still nice than anything new.</p><p> </p><p>by the way......it took us 15 yrs to be able to mark the decent car off the list. And I had to get run over by a truck to finally get my own home. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/rofl.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="rofl :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 262583, member: 84"] Janet I liked your response. And I have the same reaction to lack of money if I don't hold myself on a tight rein. I grew up really dirt poor. Plus husband has caused us to do without so much that now if we are short of money one month.....the next I'll buy enough food to last 2 months even if we don't have the money to do so. Thank goodness I only do this with food. But it's like I go into panic mode. I guess my kids went hungry just one too many times. :( That's also where my list came from too. I had nothing as a kid...unless it came from salvation army or yard sales. Very rarely did I ever have anything new. My list developed out of a need to have a somewhat "normal" life. A decent car, nice furniture, bath towels that are not handmedowns from mother in law.......Odd thing though, once I figured out the WHY of it....I don't do it as much. I used to sit for hours with catalogues in my lap making lists......I haven't opened one in years. And as I've aged......I'm leaning back toward more used things that are still nice than anything new. by the way......it took us 15 yrs to be able to mark the decent car off the list. And I had to get run over by a truck to finally get my own home. :rofl: [/QUOTE]
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