I grew up with my aunts' old toys and thrift-store clothes. We would go on vacation in the motor home for a month in the summer, but it was the thriftiest summer vacation you ever saw - my sister and I would save the coins we found to buy candy We didn't get an allowance, even when we did we couldn't "have" it (It went in the bank), we brought bag lunches to school and field trips, and I don't remember seeing a movie outside of the $1 theater growing up.

One thing I'm really good at now is vacationing on a budget (it helps that I like to camp!) But in reality, the only "fun" thing I spend money on now is plane tickets to go see my guy.