tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792868714208953040.post7352351205144814397..comments2023-12-27T23:44:22.921-08:00Comments on Eco Journey in the Burbs: Getting Off the Consumer Merry-Go-RoundChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05829640273094556446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792868714208953040.post-47851333384447992172012-10-27T15:17:15.110-07:002012-10-27T15:17:15.110-07:00Yes, it is difficult, especially when they see fri...Yes, it is difficult, especially when they see friends getting things when we say no. <br /><br />Haha, I had to laugh at your comment about the phone with a keyboard. I had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the cell phone world. And yes, my first cell phone with a keyboard was my iPhone4. :-)Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829640273094556446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792868714208953040.post-53318259271128788782012-10-26T09:11:36.137-07:002012-10-26T09:11:36.137-07:00It's very difficult, isn't it? Like you, I...It's very difficult, isn't it? Like you, I grew up with limited financial means. The difference between needs and wants was inherently understood, and my mother reiterated it if I forgot. What's interesting is that now that we can afford more - my husband grew up similarly- we are even more frugal than our parents were. We definitely indulge in some "wants," but it takes lots of deliberation. (My first phone with a keyboard is the iPhone 4, which shows how LONG we deliberate!)<br /><br />It gets more complicated once kids are born. We don't want them to be ostracized, but we don't want them to be materialistic. It's such a delicate balance. Not sheltered, but not spoiled. <br /><br />To be so easy, this suburban first-world life is challenging! Thanks for sharing your views and making me think!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243076408164460349noreply@blogger.com