Only as an adult did I realise how much money I was given every week. I had £10 from my father, of which £3 paid for my rent, but my mother gave me £10 on the sly every week. That's £17 a week, tax free, in hand. The date? 1966 ! To give an idea, a new car was only a few hundred pounds, and a dinner at the Savoy Hotel, with a cabaret, full orchestra and dancing, cost 4 guineas, £4-20, in those days.
When I qualified and started earning, and all that stopped, it was quite a shock to find out what earning £20 a week after tax represented. From that moment, the only 'help' was that my father had to act as guarantor for the rent of my new flat at first. I have been trying to get back to my 1966 standard of living ever since!