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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was raised G2/3.
I'm L2

I married a family that is likely E2.

It's been interesting and my parents harbor weird feelings about my new lifestyle.[/quote]

Fascinating! More details, please. [/quote]

My parents are well educated, so it isn't that they are bumpkins. I would say that they value different things. My parents firmly believe money is necessary but certainly not the goal. 
My in laws have built generational wealth. They are the children of the gentry, their grandparents were likely also gentry, so you would have to go back several generations to find the ancestors that were labor.
They believe in wealth that sustains itself and creates opportunities for others to also share in it and eventually begin building their own. There is a strong patriotism in that philosophy. So, even if they become billionaires, they could never be E1. 
 The ladders are interesting, but I feel like I am a combination of different classes and levels. 
My parents have graduate degrees. I don't. I went to colllege but then I went to trade school. 
I love my job, but it's is physically demanding and I won't be able to do it forever. I'm not 40 and it has taken a toll on my body.
By contrast my E2 SIL is in peak fitness and health. She's the CEO of a company. Her well being is never sacrificed and it shows. [/quote]

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