<p>I have just spent a good bit of time reading this thread and have enjoyed the different thoughts and perspectives. I was sad to see it come to an end!</p>
<p>My Husband and I both grew up in nice neighborhoods, attending private schools. His family was definitely much more flashy than mine- part of the country club set and all that. Although we have a very comfortable income ourselves, we are regarded by his family as being overly frugal. We revamped our financial lives years ago with Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace and have held pretty close to that since. We live in a classic four bedroom colonial style house, typical for the area. Our cars (one a Camry, one a van) are paid for and not very current. Our daughter is driving a '99 grand marquis passed down to her by her great grandfather.</p>