You truly hit that one on the screws. (Hope that golf reference makes sense). I grew up with nothing, so, yes, I am the Scarcity reference. My kids, on the other hand, are the opposite, because I went on to college and made a life like I would have enjoyed as a child. Even so, I still worry that it could go back to how it was, so I remain as I was.
I get it and I'm that way too. It's hard for me to stay balanced in the middle...I'm either scared-city gripping and worrying, and then other times I go crazy and over spend. I have to work to stay in the middle.