"When someone calls, your parents are 'in the shower' and you’re able to take a message."
"Money we got for Christmas, birthdays, and (from ages 14 and up) our jobs went to our parents for food and rent."
"If someone buys you food at a restaurant, order as cheaply as possible even if they tell you to order whatever you want. Used to get death glares from parents if I ordered something $10 or over at a place where the average price was $10. If you can get a burger and fries for $8, you better be eating a burger."
"We were lucky to go out to eat at all. To this day, I still hate ordering appetizers at a restaurant. It just goes against the grain for me."
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Alfonse 3 year s ago
I had 6 siblings growing up and we had one simple rule....first up best dressed.
The shame of wearing my sisters best panties to gym class still haunts me to this day
The shame of wearing my sisters best panties to gym class still haunts me to this day
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Obediah 3 year s ago
Alfonse,
..and you are male. Just kidding. :) As a child with older siblings I always wore hand me downs. Bought my first brand new jacket at 23yrs. Still got it.
..and you are male. Just kidding. :) As a child with older siblings I always wore hand me downs. Bought my first brand new jacket at 23yrs. Still got it.
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Dosie 3 year s ago
Going to the doctor is an option for any european. It is included in your taxes. You do not need to pay when you go to the doctor.
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Theresa 3 year s ago
Dosie,
Canadians as well.
Canadians as well.
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Essy 3 year s ago
Dosie,
"It is included in your taxes" - which are astronomical.
"It is included in your taxes" - which are astronomical.
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Glory 3 year s ago
Essy,
No. They are not.
No. They are not.
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Lena 3 year s ago
Essy, and even if they where. better to heal fast than die on heart attack with 50 because you procrastinated a cold in your mid 20s
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Tiff 2 year s ago
For the rich ones, which i one percent.
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Mervin 3 year s ago
And on the opposite end of the spectrum are the people that live like their wealthy but live paycheck to paycheck. A person doesn’t have to be poor to do things to save money - there was book called “The Millionaire Next Door” that came out about 20 years ago - they found that the typical millionaire didn’t do wasteful things with their money but rather spent it wisely.
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Zachariah 3 year s ago
Only one rule when I grew up: "it rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again"
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Rosina 3 year s ago
and, the endless walking...geez.
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Mally 3 year s ago
Ha! You were lucky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue7wM0QC5LE&t=23s
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Ossy 3 year s ago
My folks moved out of the city to a farm so we could raise a lot of our own food. I have no idea where my dad got the energy. He was up at 4 to drive in to wherever work was, then home at 5-ish to put in several hours of chores. We kids worked in the gardens all Summer and of course tended livestock every day, year round. We also ate a lot of wild game.
I remember a TV special about how hard some poor person living in DC had it...they had Coke in their fridge. I had never had one.
I remember a TV special about how hard some poor person living in DC had it...they had Coke in their fridge. I had never had one.
The shame of wearing my sisters best panties to gym class still haunts me to this day
..and you are male. Just kidding. :) As a child with older siblings I always wore hand me downs. Bought my first brand new jacket at 23yrs. Still got it.
Canadians as well.
"It is included in your taxes" - which are astronomical.
No. They are not.
I remember a TV special about how hard some poor person living in DC had it...they had Coke in their fridge. I had never had one.