We learn about money by watching our parents. And we assume what we saw was the norm. But then we grow up. Only to fall in love with someone whose experience was vastly different than ours. At least, that’s what happened to me. My Husband and My Financial Upbringings Growing up, my family was upper-middle class. My parents saved and invested a lot of their income. They were responsible and not boastful, but also willing to spend to support their kids. I always went to a full-time summer camp from the time I was young to age 12 or so.