What was your standard of living growing up?

trickydicky14

Well we had it tough. We used to have to get up out of the shoebox at twelve o'clock at night, and LICK the road clean with our tongues. We had half a handful of freezing cold gravel, worked twenty-four hours a day at the mill for fourpence every six years, and when we got home, our Dad would slice us in two with a bread knife.

Jami74

Came from parents who drank/smoke/gambled and were fighting mental health issues. Moved multiple times throughout my childhood. Sometimes there was lots of money and we had take-aways and day trips and even holidays. Sometimes there was none and I'd wear plastic bags in my shoes, teachers would tell me off for 'forgetting' my coat and we weren't allowed to turn the tv on. My parents loved me, I felt safe and there was always food.

trickydicky14

I have just stumbled on all your previous threads.
Don't take it personally, but I think you need to get out more.
Make it your new year resolution

DD265

I come from a high income, high debt household. I didn't really notice it so much as a child/teenager, but we often had the latest and greatest, a holiday every year. The cars were always company/on finance and I can see now how the finances in the house were always a step behind. There was never financial trouble, but looking back I'm not sure we were ever ahead of ourselves. I think most things were purchased on credit and paid off, rather than saved up for and paid cash.

I definitely picked up a lot of those traits and I'm still getting myself away from that. It has been (is) hard work!

couriervanman

Happy.warm & well fed......holidays in caravans till i was 9.then we went abroad in 1971.......The Isle Of Man:rotfl:
My parents didn't have loads of cash my dad was quite high up in the civil service but bringing up 3 kids wasn't cheap

Unicorn_cottage

Miserable and cold but fed. Bizarre upbringing. Hated pretty every minute of it except listening to vinyl records with my mum and gaining a love of nature from my dad. I hated being a child and living at home and escaped as soon as I could. The biggest thing I learnt from my dad was to work hard hence why I am in a much better financial situation now but still could be better.

Karonher

trickydicky14 wrote: »

Well we had it tough. We used to have to get up out of the shoebox at twelve o'clock at night, and LICK the road clean with our tongues. We had half a handful of freezing cold gravel, worked twenty-four hours a day at the mill for fourpence every six years, and when we got home, our Dad would slice us in two with a bread knife.

But you know, we were happy in those days, though we were poor.

Missus_Hyde

trickydicky14 wrote: »

Well we had it tough. We used to have to get up out of the shoebox at twelve o'clock at night, and LICK the road clean with our tongues. We had half a handful of freezing cold gravel, worked twenty-four hours a day at the mill for fourpence every six years, and when we got home, our Dad would slice us in two with a bread knife.

We can all vie with each other as to who had the most poor upbringing.;)

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I have just stumbled on all your previous threads.
Don't take it personally, but I think you need to get out more.

pickedliver

My parents were/are amazing people who provided me with a lovely childhood. Looking back there was never any spare cash, however there was always food in the fridge and I always had new school uniform and shoes etc.

We didn't go abroad until I was 15. Most years we would spend a week in a caravan in Devon. They are some of my happiest memories.

I was always encouraged to go on school trips and I was able to have piano lessons costing £14 per hour 20 years ago! Looking back they must have made sacrifices in order for me to do these things.

I would describe my upbringing as privileged in a non-financial sense.

dan958

My parents definitely struggled, but I never knew that growing up. I had a roof over my head, food in the cupboard and received gifts such as a Gameboy for Christmas.

As I have gotten older, my parents said that it got harder at Christmas/Birthday times when I started getting to the age of wanting the new video game console, and my sister got to the age where she wanted fashionable clothes/accessories.

My dad was self employed, but the buisness wasnt earning anything, so the only income was from my mum. Eventually, my dad closed the buisness and got a job elsewhere and that is when the financial issues were not as much of an issue.