Alicia Kline
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Growing up, did your parents share how much money they made with you? Or how much certain expenses like rent/mortgage, car loans, or groceries cost each month?
08:42 PM - May 21, 2023
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Alicia Kline
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I have a theory that those on both extremes of the class spectrum had a better idea of what was going on financially in their own household.
08:44 PM - May 21, 2023
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Alicia Kline
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For example, it would be hard/impossible to keep homelessness or food insecurity completely hidden from your children.
08:46 PM - May 21, 2023
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Alicia Kline
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And those that grew up very wealthy likely knew it, too.
08:47 PM - May 21, 2023
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Alicia Kline
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Which leaves those in the "middle class", however you would define it. I think those kids were mostly blissfully unaware of what their parents' true budget situation was.
08:50 PM - May 21, 2023
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Maggie Waters
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Not income figures but my mom especially communicated on bills and grocery costs, and we helped with shopping and coupons. She wasn't mean about things but she was honest about what could be bought, what had to be saved for and what was never going to be possible.
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09:14 PM - May 21, 2023
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Alicia Kline
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That's helpful. I did go with my mom to the grocery store frequently, but she never explained if she kept to a budget, or what percentage of my dad's income (she didn't work) was being spent on food.
09:39 PM - May 21, 2023
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