What do you NOT do because your Mom/Dad did?

[Alex]

In a more serious vein than my initial answer, I don't think my parents have been that big an influence on me. But one thing did occur to me.

I never argue or complain about price. My stepfather was embarrassing in this regard. He'd complain to a cashier about the price of a pair of pants while he was buying them. I was always mortified and felt it emphasized our poverty (we were).

So now, I will go to great lengths to act as if price doesn't matter. For the most part this is true since I don't really have any qualms about spending money but as an example, I will for the most part never ask "how much is this" before I buy something because then if I don't buy it, it will look like it was because of the price.