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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can understand OP’s assertions that many are out of touch, but I never get on here to boast about HHI and net worth, which by the way HHI doesn’t define if you are rich especially if you are buried in debt. I came from an UMC family. DH came from a LMC family that would have not been if they hadn’t lived on his paternal grandparents property growing up. My DH had no college loans because his parents would not fill out the forms. He started working at 12. His mom would take/steal his money for groceries and make him feel bad about him having cash when his parents didn’t. My DH has never bought a brand new car. He had no financial help from anyone to get where he is today. I am not expecting anyone to congratulate him or us, but he work damm hard and still does. His job is 24/7. He owns the company and is hands on with all of his customers. His privilege is himself...hard working, studied hard, tight with money, recognizes needs not wants. When people see where we live or find out where we vacation they have no understanding of the backstory of how we got to this point. We have never and will never flaunt it, but I can be proud of someone who had zero help. I am a pay it forward person. I volunteer and I have paid for camp for a friend of my child that otherwise would not have been able to attend because of financial need. Yes, there is a lot of entitlement here, but there are a lot of people who are scrappers and grinders who did what it took to get where they are today. [/quote]

You realize many of us or our spouses lived that way.  My husband was on his own at 16 and did military as he had no place to live and no way to pay for college.  Why worry about other's behavior or get worked up over it.  The important thing is what you teach your kids.[/quote]

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