Oh, finally. We're back on our property (Fountainhead) in the US, mostly unpacked, and settling back into our routines. Husband has gotten a job already and I am getting our home set up, slowly but surely. In the unpacking, I came across my collection of "The Tightwad Gazette" books and have started reading them again. For those who aren't familiar with them, Amy Dacyczyn published "The Tightwad Gazette" newsletters during the 1990s, which later became three published books and then finally one complete edition. The third book of the series starts out with an article titled: Drowning in Rising Expectations; which is spot-on even 20 years later, and I'd like to share it with you here: The idea that baby-boom generation has fewer opportunities and most struggle harder than previous generations is believed by millions of Americans. Specifically, they believe that it's almost impossible to afford kids on a middle class income anymore...
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