When interest rates were high in the 1980s my Grandmother and her brother bought a house by purchasing savings bonds. She worked part time and already owned tw

When interest rates were high in the 1980s my Grandmother and her brother bought a house by purchasing savings bonds. She worked part time and already owned two houses. It was much easier as far as I can tell. On the flip side, my Grandpa made a decent living as a press-brake operator. My grandma was incredibly frugal as well, reusing the same transformers themed ziplock bags for almost twenty years and hanging her paper towels under the sink to re-use for later.