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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Congrats all

How do you feel about poor people today since all of you started with barely anything and are now doing very well?
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I feel a lot of sympathy. As one PP noted, there is still a strong element of luck involved plus the hard work. When you are poor, any whim of chance can really set you back. Wealth can insulate you from an accident or severe illness; when you are poor in this country, these events of chance will likely make you poorer. Also, I am fortunate to have benefitted from an excellent education (scholarships at a very good independent school) and a mother who understood the value of a great education, which enabled me to attend an Ivy, and then earn a PhD, where I met DH who also grew up poor, but graduated with a top tier law degree. Our HHI is now in the 7 figures. We are frugal relative to our HHI, but have no qualms shopping at Whole Foods, paying for private school, lessons, etc. We don't drive fancy cars, though (Honda minivan and a Prius), and we didn't buy a bigger house than the small one we bought early in our careers in upper NW DC. Mostly, having that financial cushion is a huge stress reliever. As a kid, I felt my parents' stress from living paycheck to paycheck.[/quote]

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