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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
I think this is all quite subjective and harder to quantify.
Personally I grew up quite poor, by my kids are on a totally different level. Like bottom quintile to top quintile. So when I try to compare experiences, I don't know what "typical" might be like.
I had hand me down clothes and we lived in shitty rentals. I remember friends with big homes, new toys, Disneyland trips and so on. But I don't know if they were solidly middle class or not.  |
Back in the 80s using a credit card was rare. Most people saved money to buy staff.
I was solidly middle class with parents that owned a typical house in Vancouver. They paid down the mortgage as quickly as possible. No vacation or eating out in retardants.
Back then the average family had a single car garage. The average family only owned a single car.