Same. I grew up pretty poor. Without a big garden and hand-me-downs from cousins and older siblings, we would have really been hurting.
I’ve never wanted nothing more than to be comfortable. Now we live in a decent older house, have 3 vehicles, and are putting away some savings every month. Blessed.
Mom was a farm girl born one year before the depression. Her father had a funny story; the banker was giving grand-dad his farm loan and asked if he needed a little more for kids clothes (9 kids) Grand-dad said no, seed money is fine, they may be naked but they’ll be chubby.