I don’t think enough people know what it was like during and after WWII when fuel, food and even materials were rationed
My Grandparents were so deeply affected that all their lives they kept those ration cards on their dressers
My Grandparents were so deeply affected that all their lives they kept those ration cards on their dressers
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Thankfully, they had a small farm and had a cow, chickens, ducks and had small crops. Grandma had a basement full of preserves. They bartered with neighbors for things they needed. Most of us don’t have that capability today!
The Greatest Generation is the last one to experience what hard times are REALLY about.
My parents remained extremely frugal the rest of their lives and of course we were thus very influenced. And I’m proud of that
My father in law does not even throw out molded bread.
(His father died when he was 7!)
#SimpleLife
They did not have much: my great grandfather was an invalid from the first WW, my grandfather survived the camps.
My FIL lost his dad at the age of 7 in a car accident, he immediately was the man of the house. His youngest sister was a few months old.
He does not even throw out molded bread.
I remember we even rationed our bath days to save water which seemed weird at the time, gasoline was in short supply and food was expensive and in short supply.
That was around ‘72/3.
The other set only wanted NEW from that point on.
Each set changed FOREVER because of it.