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Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Dee, I think it is. My sister and I are pretty much the opposite when it comes to this sort of thing. I only remember asking for a few things for Christmas when I was younger, and now when I look back on them, none of them were ever more than $30. My sister, on the other hand, was the complete opposite--even now, she asks for some pretty expensive things. She never utilized those basic financial lessons in college, lost her scholarships and had to come home, and ruined her credit pretty badly. Now, she has to rely on my parents for simple things like getting a credit card, cosigning on a car, and getting insurance. Forget buying a house any time soon.

This sounds alot like me and my middle brother who is 21. He's alot like your sister. He had the same financial issues that your sister had, and is paying for it now in terms of having to rely on my parents. I'm the saver, who doesn't really need to rely on mom and dad for anything.

My youngest brother is in 8th grade, and he may as well be on a different planet. He has asked for Christmas that I NEVER would have even had the gall to ask for at that age.

At that age, there may have been a pair of jeans I wanted that were maybe $50. He asks for jeans that are $120. I may have asked for a Gameboy game that was $35, he wants Wii & Wii Fit. Crazy.