I grew up with a parent who was raised in the depression era. She was very frugal, it drove me nuts. When I moved out I rebelled and lived life the way I wanted to. Now jump ahead and past many mistakes (some I am still paying for) and hard times and I am a single adoptive mom. I am frugal now because I feel it is the right thing to do and I want to spend more time with my children than I do worrying about money.
The best part is that I did not have to learn how to be frugal I just had to remember what mom did while I was growing up. And the kicker is, I realized life was not so bad back then. I hope my children will feel the same way when they are grown.
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