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Originally Posted by Ken Moss
I'm with you Margaret and I do believe that the world has become obsessionally materialistic but I do think that the parents have to take responsibility for how their kids turn out.
My family were hard up and one of my parents was always out working while the other looked after us at home. They couldn't afford the latest gear and we knew it but what they gave us in abundance was time.
If more people turned round to children and explained that real life is not like an episode of Hannah Montana then we might not have the 'want it now' culture that we're raising.
I got a paper round at 12 coupled with a labouring job after school at a local nursery and it taught me the value of money. That is the root cause of many problems as things are too readily available without having been earned.
My wife and I live by the principle of 'if we haven't got the money we can't afford it' and it's served us both pretty well for a combined total of 81 years.
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Once again Ken we have some common ground, especially your last statement. I have never had anything on HP nor will I, that's living today an paying tomorrow. If I need anything I save up until I have the money to buy it. Some of the new ads on TV have me shaking my head, you know the Quick Quid ads short term loans, there's one saying borrow £70 for 5 days will cost you £9-22p
around 2236% APR, why didn't I Think of that
