About the same really, with the older generation they were more frugal and wouldn't be wasting money on luxuries like socks just because of a few feet of snow.

@Surfpirate Yes I know what you mean. My mother would walk for km just to save 20c. Not that there is anything wrong with being frugal. Neither do I understand why people take the car to the gym if it is only a very short distance from their house.

@Jolanta My Mom used to walk to and from the grocery store where she was the book keeper, it was over a mile each way and unless the weather was really bad she never took the bus. Eventually she saved up enough money to buy a car that my father found for her and sold to her for a small profit, that was the end of many things, including their marriage.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.

@Surfpirate Yes, I never understood when couples have seperate accounts. Why bother getting married. I get it that you are not fond of your father.

@Jolanta It's not all bad, his misogyny made me a better feminist.