Heh, well, coming from a family that started out rather poor, I didn't get much (or expect much) from my parents. Everything I got, I got by paying for it by myself.
And it worked well, actually. I learned the value of money early on and how to save it and spend it carefully. I think it's pretty important that we do not simply give our kids everything they want, especially if we want to teach them financial independence.
If I have children, I'm likely to do the same: If they want something, they buy it with their own money.
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