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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is extremely common. A lot of us do not have the type of jobs our parents had in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, nor do we have the benefits they came with. The result is even though our education and "background" lead the previous generation into a certain lifestyle it does not for us. Less take home equals less extras. Accept it, adapt to it, move on![/quote] Yup. I grew up in a nice NW DC house, private schools, etc. My parents are frugal so we didn't have lavish things like cc country club memberships and trips to aspen, but we had a great house in a nice neighborhood and economic security. I cannot replicate that. Part of it is my career is not as successful, but even so the other is that all of that just costs more today. I will not be able to live in the neighborhood I grew up in or send kids to the schools I went to. It makes me sad even though rationally I know I should just move on and not think about it. [/quote]
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