Originally Posted by Yooper32

"Depression babies" and those of us who grew up during WWII not only learned, but lived "saving" everything. It was not just "Waste not, want not", it was survival and during the war, it was pulling together to save not only our country, but other countries who had really suffered the losses of the century. We had to save everything for the war effort, string, rubber bands, the fat off of what little meat our war ration coupons allowed us, cans and transportation was restricted due to gas rationing. It was a way of life and if you lived in those times, it became a lifetime habit, not easily broken.