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[quote=Anonymous]My mom grew up lmc and my dad grew up poor. They raised us lmc but were able to buy their first home mid-20s and their “forever home” around age 30. We three kids all had our own bedrooms but local schools were only OK, we didn’t have money for fancy camps or activities, and we borrowed a bunch to go to college. We took an annual family beach vacation and went to Disney twice. I’m not sure this kind of lifestyle really exists anymore—my parents were a postal worker and part-time bank teller.

DH grew up poor in the downwardly mobile sense—his dad came from wealth but was a bit of a black sheep and eventually left his wife and kids. We married and bought our first home at 29, forever home a little over 40 in a town with great schools and incredible opportunities for our kids. We pay for numerous activities and camps for our 2 kids and will send them to college without loans. We don’t live lavishly—still just an annual family beach vacation, one trip to Disney, and visits to family for travel—but we don’t struggle. And we’re very aware of how lucky we are—I never expected to have the comfortable life I am leading now.[/quote]

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