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[Arthur Little]

My money is VERY easy to budget. I have none!!!

Al.

Ditto ...! But do I CARE?

[Arthur Little]

Ditto ...! But do I CARE?

Seriously, though, we ALL need money in order to survive. And I'm no exception! But, having said that, nowadays we live in a 'materialistic world' where wealth is revered as if it were "God".

My younger brother and I happened to be fortunate enough to have been brought-up in the immediate post-war era when few married women with young kids went out to work. Wages then, were proportionately very much lower in comparison with present day standards and yet, by and large, most families seemed content with their lot. My father was the breadwinner, whilst my mother budgeted the household income so as to afford to pay the rent, buy sufficient groceries to ensure we ate healthily and provide us with warm, good-quality clothing, to protect against the harsh winters of the 1950s. Such is the way it WAS [for the average family] back in those days.

In the 24 years I was married to my first wife - until her untimely death in 1991 - this pattern changed little. The fact that she suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis throughout, meant we too, depended solely on the one salary - MINE - to support two adults and a corresponding number of children Yes, we MANAGED ... thanks to her skilful handling of our limited financial resources!

So, there really IS something to be said for the old maxim: "What you've never HAD ... you never miss!".

[Jay&Zobel]

My father was the breadwinner, whilst my mother budgeted the household income so as to afford to pay the rent, buy sufficient groceries to ensure we ate healthily and provide us with warm, good-quality clothing, to protect against the harsh winters of the 1950s. Such is the way it WAS [for the average family] back in those days.

I was married to my first wife . thanks to her skilful handling of our limited financial resources!

I really like the olden times where the father was the breadwinner & mother was the housekeeper. But in this day & age, it's a bit tricky because both need to have jobs in order to live...

But I'm kind of experiencing this atm, as I am on maternity leave...hehe

So, there really IS something to be said for the old maxim: "What you've never HAD ... you never miss!".

I like this!!! Makes sense... Cheers Arthur!