I don't remember the actual depths of the Depression, but I sure remember its effects on my family and me. One is that I've never really been "eat up with the I-wants".
somewhere I got stuck with my father's notion: Never buy a (boat/race car/airplane) except with money you could throw over the back fence and it wouldn't affect your standard of living.
i've been well-off, and I've been broke. Well-off is better. "Paid for" is a wonderful phrase.
But, I've never seen a Brink's truck in a funeral procession...
, Art