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Today a Good Ole Boy from Texas gave me a call asking about a spoon I have for sale. I got to talking to him, and said, "Your what in your 50's" He replied, "I'm 61, born in 47." Isaid, "You still got a taste of the Depression in you? But I bet your considered to be the spendthrift in your family, because you were born after the Depression." THe man then proceed to tell me about his brothers that were born during the Depression and how well each of them did. All his older Brothers were millionaires. Finally he said to me, "I have often wondered why they all have been so much more successfull than myself, what the difference was...." I said, 'It was the Depression the nawing feeling of having nothing. Not being able to go to work even though youu wanted to go to work because there just were no jobs. So when they got a chance to make and save they did, just in case. Your generation and mine were brought up in flush times, during Americas Golden Age. When a Blue Collar worker without any real skills could get a job in a factory and be middle class."

This is paraphraseing a bit of the conversation for brevities sake, but the pertient words are quotes.