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[quote=Anonymous]I do know a couple of people who grew up with a father who was a COO in a company and a SAHM.  McMansion, private piano and tennis lessons.  The whole nine yards.

But they never really learned to work for things.  Neither (this is a pair of siblings) finished college.  Both dabbled in drugs.  One ended up with a horrible girlfriends and fathered a couple of kids with her and now struggles to keep afloat (relying heavily on help from mom and dad).  The other has a couple of kids with different fathers.  She's pretty, though, and now has managed to shack up with one guy who is willing to support her because (my suspicion) is that she's kind of out of his league looks wise.  But they still struggle.

The parents have also suffered some downward mobility because of excess.  They had to downsize drastically and aren't living the retirement they always talked (bragged) about, in part because they are still supporting their adult 30-something kids and likely will be supporting grandkids.

I wouldn't assume all people who grew up UC or UMC have good money skills.  Some really don't.  I grew up blue collar, as did my husband, and we're much better with money than the people I mention above.  We also value self-reliance in a way that other people I knew growing up (who had wealthier parents) just don't.[/quote]

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