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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, the secret around here is that many people have incomes they are not telling you about. Inheritance, properties they own, help from parents, real estate run ups. It is emphatically not polite to talk about it, so very few do. Years later, after the fact, you find out the granny left them a little help. Also some people are in debt to their eyeballs. The best you can do is to mind your own financial house as best you can.[/quote]

In a playgroup of 11, I never understood how we were scraping by and others were living it up. As the years went by, you learned of this grandpa paying for this, this trust fund, this family down payment, etc. Out of 11, 9 had significant help. We were one of the two with no help and it was hard being in that position when they are talking about vacations with nannies in the Carribean and you are planning your car trip to Grandmas.  But, as others have said, you don't say nice to meet you, my mom buys all my kids clothing, pays for school, buys our groceries and babysits for free. They keep that hidden and it comes up in casual conversation.

We have a hhi about 1/3 of yours and we are saving for retirement but obviously less than others but have time on our side. [/quote]

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