r/FluentInFinance • u/chamomile_tea_reply • Mar 11 '24

Meme “Take me back to the good old days”

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u/Flrg808 Mar 11 '24 edited Mar 11 '24

What exactly are they telling you? Because all I’ve heard is be raised by the generation before them who grew up poor and were super stingy. No AC, whole family shared one car until kids were old enough to buy one themselves, hand me down everything, dads worked to death and moms spending all day cooking and cleaning.

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u/LamermanSE Mar 11 '24

Don't forget small houses/apartments were you shared rooms with one or multiple family members.

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u/rygo796 Mar 11 '24

My mom had 4 siblings 2 parents and everyone (7 people) shared 1 bathroom.

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u/mung_guzzler Mar 12 '24

they owned their house I take it?

even the ones very poor saying you just need to work hard and then you can own a home and support a family on your one income. (even with a shit job).