<p>This really is an interesting thread! My husband and I both grew up in homes with $$ but neither of us had any idea how much until we had to deal with elderly parents’ finances. HIs family was slightly more flashy in that they owned a nice waterfront home. Ours was what my mother called “Wobbly WASP genteel poverty” but poverty would be a real stretch. Our kids have no idea what we have now. I would really like an IPAD AIR but too much “wobbly” in me to spring for it when I have an IPAD (1st gen.) already.</p>