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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here are some more statistics for you.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/retirement-baby-boomers-peak-65-financial-crisis/[/quote]

Well, then instead of expecting charity from strangers, tell your mom sell her house and move in with you. Solves her financial issues and snow shoveling problems as well. Or that doesn't suit you, does it? The teens don't have paid off houses or any houses at all. [/quote]

My mother doesn’t expect charity and she won’t sell her house. She will give it to me. All $215k of it. Damn those boomers for sitting in their valuable real estate! [/quote]

So if she doesn't sell her house and you get it, you should pay the $40/h for snow shoveling or whatever the going rate is in your area. $215K is certainly more than a few hundred an average teenager has. Otherwise what's your problem here? Is it you who expects charity? The whole thread is about why teens don't do free/cheap work for someone who sits in their paid off house and is "poor". Maybe your mom should give her house to the teenagers on her street and they'd be willing to shovel snow then? [/quote]

Hell, I'd shovel for $40/hr if I know the people have the money. I already shoveled for our two elderly neighbors and I'd never expect to be paid for it. Your kids can't be bothered even if there is money involved. Why? You've raised them that way.

My mom volunteers at the senior center and there are plenty of elderly who don't have enough to pay their bills even though they have a paid off home. Their SS check doesn't stretch as far as it used to. They need help paying their ridiculous electricity bills. One women lives in a one bedroom condo and her bill was over $600 last month. If I didn't supplement my mom's SS check, she'd need help too. Not every Baby Boomer is swimming in cash. You can't pay your bills with a paid off home. [/quote]

Well, as I said, if your mom doesn't have money to pay her bills, it's your job to supplement and pay for snow removal. It doesn't become some random teen's problem. The teens don't have a SS check or any permanent income, so it's the wrong age group to stiff. So it's not only your mom who is stiffing teens, it's you too! If you want to do snow removal yourself for free, go for it, but don't expect others to do free labor for you! Your family's inability to plan for retirement and manage finances is not somebody else's problem. [/quote]

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