Re: Did you grow up in a frugal family?
Yes and No.
Until I was 15, we lived in an 800 sq ft house because it was paid for. We moved into a 2400 sq ft home then. The vehicles we drove were either used or driven for a decade or more. However, my mom, still to this day, is big on name brand. We always had nice clothes and plenty of food, but thanks to my dad we were frugal on the bigger things. But there was no savings either.
In other words, frugal on big stuff, not frugal on small stuff.
I've never had a problem driving an older vehicle because it is what I was used to growing up. However, I've had to unlearn some of my mom's not-so-frugal habits, such as to buy cards at the dollar store rather than buying every card from HallMark, and how to save some portion of my income.
I love my parents, but I try to be opposite, not always frugal on big stuff but always frugal on small stuff.
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