If I took after my Dad, I wouldn't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of. The man has never saved a dime. And I do look just like him, so I know the genetic link is there.
My Mother did have more of a frugal component to her personality. Unbeknownst to my Father, she managed to squirrel away from the housekeeping money enough to come up with the downpayment for a house. Otherwise, that house would have never, ever happened.
Thanks, Mom.