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[quote=Anonymous]Pretty much all the time.  We live in DC partly to be near my family.  My husband and I both make a fair amount of money, but not nearly enough to afford the lifestyle we prefer.  My parents help us out with a few things that allow us to live within our means on a daily basis, but let us enjoy things we couldn't otherwise.  For example, they gave us a pretty generous down payment that makes our mortgage $4k a month for a $2million home (in NW DC, walk to metro, easy commutes, more time with kids); private school tuition for our 3 kids; beach house that we use quite a bit so we're not spending $$ on more than 1 vacation a year.

They don't put strings on any of the gifts.  They do enjoy that we live close so they can see their grandchildren regularly.  If they stopped helping us out tomorrow, we would be fine, financially.  We save a lot for retirement, our kids' college funds are fully funded, and we now have a ton of equity in our home (due to a few renovations over the years).  [/quote]

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