If you grew up in the 1970s, you are likely self-reliant and highly innovative, which makes you more successful than others.
Despite earning six figures and having a healthy savings account, you might still find yourself calculating the per-wear cost of a winter coat or hoarding your "nice" clothes for special occasions ...
Luckily, other children got vaccinated, and I benefited from the community immunity to diseases like measles that so many of us now take for granted ( and which we are losing today ). As I got older, ...