The economy was grim, my dad walked out and every penny mattered: Here’s what my childhood taught me about money

I came of age in the 1970s when America faced a long and deep recession sparked by the quadrupling of oil prices, exacerbated by government spending on the Vietnam War, which spurred inflation and higher interest rates. Stagflation ruled the day. 

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