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Kathryn | Mother :
Glasses, dentist appointments, school trips, meal out
2026-05-02 07:56:42
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Purple goose :
Expectations are different now ..we married in 1979.. had 3 children in the 80’s.. interest rates went as high as 15%.. council tax was introduced tripling the old rates system.. my hubby worked 6 days a week.. I worked two part time jobs .. one in the evening the other while children were at school.. we never went abroad .. choosing holiday parks in England as that’s what we could afford .. we had a banger of a car.. we could only afford one.. take aways were a birthday treat ..life simpler .. no subscriptions for tv and gym memberships.. no walking round with fancy coffees.. life wasn’t easier by any means but expectations are higher nowadays .. there’s always choice
2026-05-03 06:33:59
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MrsHiggins💕 :
Driving lessons 🫣
2026-05-02 09:20:58
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racram :
I feel the opposite - I'm a teacher and my parents were teachers and my standard of living is so much higher now than it was growing up in the 90s. For example, I didn't go a holiday abroad until I was 15, whereas my 1 year old has already visited 9 countries! We could never have afforded something like sky/a TV package and while I don't choose to pay for that I could if I wanted to, and I do subscribe to Netflix and Disney. We had a takeaway maybe 2-3 times a year for birthdays whereas a takeaway in my house now is a few times a month. Growing up we could never have afforded a second car whereas my family now could if we wanted to. I feel like lots of luxuries are more easily within my grasp than they were for my parents.
2026-05-03 03:19:06
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ssaliteach :
Yea I’m not sure I agree with you there. I didn’t go abroad until I was 19, never had a takeaway, presents only on birthday and Christmas (a bummer when your birthday is December) and I can count on one hand how many times I went on a holiday. I think you said it in a comment. People’s expectations of what is ‘normal’ is different now too.
2026-05-02 17:51:08
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witchgirl26irl :
See I talked about this to my mam & she said they did have a shock every week with the grocery shopping but they just didn’t talk about it all in front of us as we were children & it wasn’t for us to know about. Yes they were able to survive on one income so that was different but my first trip on a plane was when I was 18 as a birthday present. None of us had swimming lessons growing up as my parents couldn’t afford it for all of us & it would have been unfair for just 1. And while house prices were lower, mortgage interest rates were a lot higher.
2026-05-02 16:07:59
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Zoie Laura :
See - my mum DID struggle wayyyy more than me now. I only got holidays because my aunt or nan took me. Mum worked full time nights while completing a nursing degree - we STRUGGLED. You were just lucky you didn’t see the struggle.
2026-05-02 15:50:43
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Scottish Mum :
I grow up in the 80’s.. we didn’t have things like holidays abroad every year, new cars, fast foods, coffee shops, Sky tv etc.. I only went to the cinema twice in my full childhood! We played out daily & it didn’t cost anything! We would get a can of juice, chocolate bar & a packet of crisps as a Saturday night treat to watch Sat night tv entertainment.. life was more simple & bk then it didn’t cost as much to live as we simply didn’t spent it on what we do now..
2026-05-03 07:41:00
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laineyy :
i feel like people think luxuries are necessities nowadays. subscriptions, multiple holidays, takeaways. these are treats but people want to afford everything they want on a basic wage, people just dont live within their means! x
2026-05-04 21:36:46
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Megan :
My parents struggled a lot and I was made full aware - holidays were luxury’s and camping was a treat
2026-05-02 18:13:39
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Sarah Thompson :
my mother would like to tell us she struggled. but she could still afford 20 cigs a day and 2x bottle Bacardi a week 😂 on the plus side I learned not to put myself into the position that I would struggle like they did
2026-05-02 19:39:56
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. :
3 weeks in America for the whole family more than once when I was a kid. You'd need a mortgage for that now!
2026-05-02 17:26:12
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Kate :
my mum says "well we struggle, so why shouldn't you" its the same with inheritance, im not getting any because they didnt get any 🤷♀️ok cool thanks, nice to know. I'm already planning so my children don't struggle
2026-05-02 16:26:17
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Terry Trevett :
Trying to pay poll tax after paying rates. £100 to over £1,000 overnight. Gave me nightmares.
2026-05-02 18:04:32
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Matt :
This is BS. Both my parents had to work 70 hrs a week and we still had to turn every coin. It’s all about spending
2026-05-02 18:05:41
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Will Says :
Back then, important things were cheap and “extras” were insanely expensive. The opposite is true now. I’d rather have affordable important things …
2026-05-03 09:32:19
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Naomi Wallace :
Buying milk every few days. Nope. Gave it up.
2026-05-03 00:21:30
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mellyp1975 :
Beef
2026-05-02 07:34:00
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Rachlikestravel :
15% mortgage rates into the 90s. My parents couldn't afford a newspaper. Times were tough then too.
2026-05-02 18:00:23
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🐦🏴 :
My parents counted every penny in the 80s. We didn’t have lots but we had enough. We went on caravan holidays , not abroad. We didn’t have lots of luxuries and ate at home all the time rather than takeaways. I know it’s hard now but people’s expectations are also higher.
2026-05-02 20:46:52
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dkr1986 :
I think people did struggle but there was a lot more community so everyone helped each other, wether that be a bag of sugar or with child care. essentials were more manageable, needed a tight week then a week of pasta it was. plus absolutely agree expectations are different now, every kid i know does a billion clubs, goes swimming, cinema etc all the time.
2026-05-02 18:13:11
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Claire 😜 :
Fish and chips supper on a Friday night ❤️
2026-05-02 08:22:38
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Cheyenne :
this look so amazing 👏👏👏👏
2026-06-08 14:37:10
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smellyonions :
silence, priceless
2026-05-03 12:11:16
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Fleurs :
yip had this convo with my son really is shocking now new cars cosmetic surgery spend spend spend! wats going on
2026-05-03 07:34:58
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