Taken from twitter: “My wife grew up thinking that having water/ice dispensers IN THE FRIDGE DOOR was a life goal.
I grew up thinking if you had a basketball hoop with a clear/plexiglass backboard, you were rich.
What are some things you thought were indicators of wealth when you were a kid?”
Curious to see your responses....

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I hate these questions. I just wanted a family. A kind husband and 4 kids. I came from broken family and I wondered what stable parents would be like. I have the vivid memory of a mom walking her kids to school every morning. We lived in a tough neighborhood. Gangs...Where was mine? Sleeping, no joke. Did I manage it? I wish I could say yes. At 40 hubby found himself in his midlife crises. I have forged ahead and became my 3 kids rock. We are tight. I’m in a good place.

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Congrats! I think is going thru that makes us better moms! You got this!

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Back when I was in high school I worked in room service at the Marriott in Paris (I’m French).
I was mind blown by those fancy people ordering 18€ burgers or just one bottle of beer with a huge room service fee on top of the 200€+ a night/room. I was fantasizing that they were world travelers on glamorous vacations in Paris with no money worry in the world.
Now I realize that they were people like me now who had to spend the night in their dumb hotel room eating there while churning slides instead of discovering gourmet nearby restaurant.
I feel sad for them and I am so glad I only realized that later instead of being jaded and disappointed in what the future could hold.

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I have European and Asian heritage and I thought life wasn’t worth living unless you lived in London and Paris. I still love both cities but not sure I can live in either now.

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Three car garage

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Atari, vacations, going to restaurants. .

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Skiing as a kid and getting new skis every year (my family immigrated to Canada when I was 5). Going on vacations that weren't just to see extended family "back home"

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Staff.

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Flying in the upper level lounge on a 747. I eventually accomplished this, though Air France has converted it to Economy Plus seating. Hey, it counts!

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Having a jacuzzi

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Big screen tv (circa 90s) and cable

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Pay down a house all cash

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Dining at restaurants or paying for a group of people (dining, movies etc.)

Cleaning lady

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Ice cream money.

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Summer house, private school education and expensive cars

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Being able to play sports on a team. Particularly those travel teams

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Having a dish washing machine and a computer in the house.

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I had a hoop drilled into a tree with plywood behind it. Honestly, was a pretty solid birthday gift from my parents.

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A backyard

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Bringing your lunch to school.

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A video player in 1992, I was like wow they are rich

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Having a shower and not just a bathtub.

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Cable!

And not having to constantly be hot in the summer or cold in the winter because “it costs too much”

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