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And by simplified, I mean rudimentary. Basic. Spartan. Austere even.

Sub-2000 square foot homes in which families of 4, 5 and 6 kids were raised. One car. One television set. A couple of landlines. Generic brand clothing purchased at K-Mart. Which was then handed down to younger siblings. No electronic devices. No computers. No video games. No eating out except on rare special occassions. Vacations were simple affairs and almost always taken by car. Relatively few people ever traveled by plane. No travel youth sports. Most kids landed their first job of some sort by 10 and then never stopped working. Sack lunches for school.