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[quote=trollol][quote=Anonymous][quote=trollol]My parents raised two kids on an income of just below 45k in Bellevue, Washington. We had a nice, 4 bedroom house in the 98005 zip code. It's completely possible to raise a family in a high cost-of-living city and still provide great childhood memories. Folks posting hyperbole like the inability to fathom a family existence under 150k HII are out of touch with reality. Realize that the majority of Americans survive, thrive, and raise very happy families with incomes well below the 100k mark.

If you're having problems staying happy above that six-figure line, you really should reconsider your spending habits.[/quote]

Did they pay for college? Are they able to travel? Can they retire?[/quote]

Both my sister and I graduated from the University of Washington on a mixture of loans and scholarships. I paid for grad school on the East Coast myself. My sister went to UW nursing on additional loans/scholarships.

They travel very rarely (once or twice a year) and both are able to retire, though both work (father in his 60s, mother in her late 50s) and will likely work for another decade.

I believe that parents are responsible for a children's college tuition if they force college on their kids. Otherwise, it should be up to the kids to figure out how to pay their way through school.[/quote]

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