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[quote=Anonymous]My parents were newly arrived from a southern european country when I was born. Were poor when I was young, but no longer so by the time I went to college (I did not qualify for any financial aid). Father has a middle school education, mother had finished HS. They worked factory jobs and then scraped enough money together to buy a strip-mall restaurant. They were fond of a saying similar to, "If you don't learn how to push a pencil, you will have no choice but to push a mop." I was not encouraged to "do what I love", but was encouraged to seek out a career that interested me but still had a good income potential (i.e. STEM). I went into engineering. I was encouraged to be good about managing my money and to be thrifty. I am fluent in their native language - my kids understand the language and can speak a few words.[/quote]
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