My wife, Iris Lockwood, earned 45 thousand dollars a year, yet she was a penny-pincher. Almost all the furniture and appliances in our home were items she had scavenged from local secondhand groups. The genuine leather couch in the living room had edges that were peeling and mottled, but she insisted, "Darling, this is top-grain leather. It originally cost more than six thousand dollars. The previous owner was in a rush to move abroad, so I snagged it for 100 dollars. Once you wipe off the dust, it's practically as good as new!"The washing machine in the bathroom would let out a roar like a tractor during the spin cycle, but she would just smile and reassure me, "This brand has a great motor. The louder it is, the stronger it is, and therefore it washes better. We're pinching pennies now so we can move into a luxury apartment in the future and give you and our son a better life!" Every time I heard her say things like that, I was reminded of how difficult it was for her to earn m
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