Ivy
Strongly Ambivalent
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- Apr 18, 2007
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I did grow up well below the poverty line. As an adult well into the comfort of middle class, I still struggle with everything in this Cracked article, especially these three:
#5. You Develop a Taste for Shitty Food- I'm working on developing a more sophisticated palate but TBH right now I am totally craving Taco Bell.
#4. Extra Money Has to Be Spent Right Goddamn Now! We sold our first house about three weeks ago, and got a small payout (about 12K after paying my dad back for our new house's down payment). It has taken all of my willpower not to spend the whole windfall on a giant 4K TV and Sonos speakers for every room of the house.
#3. You Want to Go Overboard on Gift-Giving- I both love and hate this. We really only do Christmas gifts for the children, we don't really do gifts for anyone else, even each other. I managed to convince all the various "wings" of our families to participate in Buy Nothing Christmas when it comes to our extended family get-togethers. But for the kids, I can get anxious about whether they have "enough" to be happy on Christmas morning. Compared to other families I know we don't go too overboard, but we're definitely not spartan.
#5. You Develop a Taste for Shitty Food- I'm working on developing a more sophisticated palate but TBH right now I am totally craving Taco Bell.
#4. Extra Money Has to Be Spent Right Goddamn Now! We sold our first house about three weeks ago, and got a small payout (about 12K after paying my dad back for our new house's down payment). It has taken all of my willpower not to spend the whole windfall on a giant 4K TV and Sonos speakers for every room of the house.
#3. You Want to Go Overboard on Gift-Giving- I both love and hate this. We really only do Christmas gifts for the children, we don't really do gifts for anyone else, even each other. I managed to convince all the various "wings" of our families to participate in Buy Nothing Christmas when it comes to our extended family get-togethers. But for the kids, I can get anxious about whether they have "enough" to be happy on Christmas morning. Compared to other families I know we don't go too overboard, but we're definitely not spartan.