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I'm tickled by the idea that these spoiled kids think it's "like child abuse" that they were exposed to some of the nicer things in life but no one ever sat them down and dropped the bomb that getting those things would take [i]money [/i]and money doesn't fall out of the sky.  :shock:  :cry:   There's not a single middle class, lower middle class, or poor person who wouldn't like to "come from money."  You're not a special snowflake, you're just an idiot.

Piece of advice: next time you get the bright idea to compare being raised by parents who exposed you to [i][b]too nice of a lifestyle[/b][/i] to child abuse, consider jumping off a cliff instead.[/quote]
Perhaps it's not child abuse but it's hardly responsible parenting to never tell your children about your financial situation and what they can expect moving forward.  It's even worse to cultivate in your children the expectation that this is what their life will be in future, and that's the only thing they should prepare for.  I think it is silly to expect a 15- or 16-year old to figure out, without help, that the family really IS poor and therefore he or she needs to chart a different course in life.  That's not an age-appropriate expectation. [/quote]

This person has come back and said that money [u]was[/u] constantly discussed in her house, and her parents told her that they didn't have any and couldn't afford these "finer things" without her dad's job.  She's just an idiot who thought that meant she couldn't have $1000 shoes.  I'm sorry but if you honestly feel sorry for this person, who was so downtrodden as to be given a nice childhood and free college, but not [i]unlimited money forever[/i], and then even her attempts to marry rich didn't come to fruition because she didn't know her husband would need to be rich for that to work, then you need to be exposed to someone with real problems.  She's either a troll or a fool; most likely both.[/quote]

I left my comment before I read her additional input.  It's not about being sorry, honestly, it's more about realizing the value of solid education in finance and budgeting from your parents, and likewise the value of solid career advice based on frank realities of life...and the handicap that comes with not having any.  My situation is not too close to her but I understand the shock that comes from having to recalibrate.  I immigrated here in my late twenties and made some silly financial decisions between 28-32 years of age. I had to restructure the way I saw money and really change my attitude to personal finance.  I am 42 now and very secure financially, but if my parents were born here and educated me in financial realities of life in the U.S. at 18 (rather than me learning by myself at 30), I would have been much better off now. I am not complaining - we are still better off than 75% of the U.S. - just telling you that I understand the value of knowledge when it's given in good time. [/quote]

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