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I never really realized that when I was growing up I was considered poverty level. Being raised in a very rural small community of 700 people life was great as a child (upper plains). My parents both worked but I'm sure it wasn't even minimum wage. We always had food, home, car and were clothed to the best that could be. We weren't any different from the rest of the people in the area. I look back now and everyone was in the same boat with some having it better but no wealthy people for sure.
I never got the impression ever that we were poor. We had everything that we needed all the time. We may not have had the luxurious but we didn't know any better any way. lol I do know I learned to be conservative from growing up and there was no waste.
I remember my mom and dad when they got married they both had a car. Well they didn't need both cars so they actually traded one car for a house. They lived in that house till the day they died. We really were rich and my childhood shows it today how blessed I was being so poor. It showed me my way and I had that foundation of love, work hard and being conservative.
When my parents left the work force I believe they had around 100K. My dad even RE and did part time work in the summer for a few years. They did start SS right away and lived a very nice and comfortable retirement life. They were always happy and loving with what they had.
I never got the impression ever that we were poor. We had everything that we needed all the time. We may not have had the luxurious but we didn't know any better any way. lol I do know I learned to be conservative from growing up and there was no waste.
I remember my mom and dad when they got married they both had a car. Well they didn't need both cars so they actually traded one car for a house. They lived in that house till the day they died. We really were rich and my childhood shows it today how blessed I was being so poor. It showed me my way and I had that foundation of love, work hard and being conservative.
When my parents left the work force I believe they had around 100K. My dad even RE and did part time work in the summer for a few years. They did start SS right away and lived a very nice and comfortable retirement life. They were always happy and loving with what they had.
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