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I feel like I'm the same. In my case, personally, this is a product of my upbringing. My parents were the first generation of our family to have a little extra

I feel like I'm the same. In my case, personally, this is a product of my upbringing. My parents were the first generation of our family to have a little extra income (grandparents were poor farmers). I have a good salary by all accounts, but still count the beans, since this was what my father taught me. I am extremely weary of spending large sums of money in anything.

noduerme 4y ago
not weary. Wary (it's a different word: weary means tired, wary means suspicious). You are right. All Americans of the 3rd generation miss this. Many of the 2nd generation miss it. COUNT THE BEANS. Teach your children to count the beans. The moment you stop counting the beans, you become a degenerate consumer zombie. That means: Make money AND save money.