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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd want my kid to marry someone middle class - not rich, not poor. My spouse grew up poor, but is financially very well off now (due to his work). I grew up solidly middle class. We have a lot of differences and it causes a lot of problems. He is super frugal despite our HHI being high (500k). Sometimes I wonder what we are saving for (he expects the kids to get a scholarship or go state, maybe even from home) - our house is paid off and we have heavy 529 savings - we travel a lot but go cheap as we did when we were in our 20s. We stay at hostels when we travel, or camp. Eat out 4x a year; shop at consignment. I do all the housekeeping (plus work full time) and do all the academic tutoring/support of the kids. He does all the yard work. He says paying someone to do yard work, clean, cook, or tutor your own kids is just laziness. He thinks all gifts should be home made.

Yeah it causes a lot of issues. The kids (who have way more chores than most of their friends) are sick of it. I would want my kids to marry someone from a similar background. [/quote]

I hate to break it to you, but if you want your kids to marry someone from a similar background, they will not be marrying someone middle class. $500 HHI is solidly upper class. Your kids are upper class. [/quote]

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