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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My FIL has accumulated quite a large investment portfolio and is literally saving it for "legacy" (my wife and daughter). I appreciate this but it is born out of a deep nihilism and inability for himself to experience joy for himself. He eats PBJ on white bread so as to not spend a dime on "frivolous" things. I'm no spendthrift lavish luxury spender, but the forced austerity is bizarre for a 75 year old feeling the pinch of mortality. [/quote]

Sounds like David Sedaris’s dad. Such a strange psychological makeup. [/quote]

Totally disagree. I see significant nobility in his sacrifice to provide for his family. [/quote]

According to an interview with David Sedaris, his dad told him that he was giving him money each year as a gift, let David write him thank you notes and then it turns out the dad never gave David the money (because he said that David had enough already). There was a lot of disfunction in that relationship!!![/quote]

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