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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is definitely how I feel when I find out people have significant parental help in the form of house down payments (or full purchase price), tuition, completed 529’s, free trips to Hawaii, etc. It’s all very hush hush because they want it to seem like they aren’t getting that much help.[/quote]

I'm not trying to seem like my father didn't pay for most things I had. I just ... don't really talk about money at all, either way. If you are scraping by and ONLY want to be friends with people who are also scraping by, then you need to find a way to say that.  Otherwise, if you're cool, I'm going to try to be friends with you.  I have friends who are a part-time bartender, a social worker, a paralegal, a tech chick, general counsel of a company, etc.  I'll be friends with anyone whose personality I like.  And yes, if that means we meet up to go for a walk because you can't afford anything until payday, then I'm cool with that. Or if you want to grab a slice of pizza and can't afford the fancy Italian restaurant, I'm fine with a slice.

But I shouldn't have to feel bad about what I was given. I work hard, I appreciate what I have, I donate. And I will raise my children to do the same. While yes, giving them the gift of not having to worry about money.[/quote]

If you are down to earth, that is one thing.  If you are expecting to live high on the hog and have your IL's sustain that lifestyle for you (have to have a certain car, for example), that is hard to respect - especially if you bad mouth your ILs. [/quote]

What does down to earth mean to you?  [b]My money comes from the trust funds that earlier generations set up for me.  From my family.  DH has his own trusts. [/b]The only thing my in-laws bought us is a condo in their city, which DH and I are both from, because they wanted us to be able to stay there more often so they'd get more time with our kids.  Dh and I buy cars ourselves. And I've never badmouthed my in-laws - it almost seems like you're confusing me with someone else...?[/quote]

I’m always surprised (and jealous) that so many people on DCUM have trust funds. I don’t know anyone IRL that has a trust fund. [/quote]

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