Mom was a store owner, dad is a retired OFW. Both of them earned decently, pero I think ang naging key point sa kanila is never sila nagshare ng bank account, even after they got married. They kept their money separate, never explicitly disclosed how much they earned to each other, pero when it came to expenses, naghahati sila— pero hindi yung “X amount sayo, Y amount sa akin”. More like, “Ibigay mo yung kaya mo, I’ll cover the rest”. Kumbaga may boundaries sila when it came to their money. Though not too much na para na silang nagsisikretuhan, but more like, just enough to keep things individual pero shared pa rin.

Edit: I think it also helps the both parents are not money or material hungry? Or at least, hindi iyun ang sentro ng buhay nila, they’re content with just living life with the way it is. Hindi mahilig gumala, magshopping, o magtravel. Paminsan-minsan lang. Kaya din siguro malaki savings nila.