growing up with everything
16 Nov
I was hanging out with some awesome people this past week and one of the conversations we got into was growing up with out a lot of money….
They were telling me of times when they were growing up that their parents wernt sure how and where food would come from for the family.
That thought is so foreign to me.
When i was growing up we always had everything we wanted….
We always got what we wanted, toys, food, video games, vacations….
We always got a TON of Christmas gifts….
We always went out to eat…..
We always traveled and had amazing vacations.
So i have no idea what it was like to grow up that way. Now is another story, but growing up we were spoiled.
I actually had my dads credit card until the day after i got married. He would let me know what i spent monthly and even at 21 i thought it was a little extravagant. but it was what i was used to.
I wanted a MacBook ….I got a MacBook
I wanted an iPod…..I got an iPod
I wanted to go out to eat 2/3 times a day…..I went to eat
I wanted to fly somewhere for the weekend….I flew there
It was all i knew. So why would i be any different.
But i wish that i would have had to experience some discipline in the money area. I never saw it from my parents because they always spent. They saved too, but we didnt see that….we just saw the spending.
And now as i am an adult and married and learning how to manage our finances i have a hard time switching in my mind that money doesnt run out….because i have since learned that it does. :\
Both of my parents on separate occasions have apologized to me for the disservice that was done by not showing us how to save, spend and budget.
And i wish i had known earlier. It would have saved me a lot of heartache and trouble through my life.
So i am curious, did you grow up getting everything you ever wanted or in want?
