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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HHI of 400k. Paying for two kids to go to private because our zoned schools are awful. Also, I worked in a college admissions office and saw what a huge advantage private school kids have in so many ways. Sure we skimp on home renovations and vacations but nothing is more important than giving them a good start at life. I went to public schools and did fine but that was two decades ago and things are very different. [/quote]

Definitely. A lot of kids require a good start at life, as they’re unable to materially advance without significant help from others. I totally get it. DH and I have a different philosophy. We operate on a higher plane of morality. We would rather see our kid [b]start with nothing[/b] and be able to push through to create a NW of $2M than start with a $10M advantage end up with a NW of $5M. [/quote]

What is the morality behind starting your kid with nothing? As parents, you decided that rather than helping them the best you can, it's actually more moral for you to give them ... nothing?

For the record, the only things I would accept to mean "start with nothing" would be dumping them into the Sahara desert at age 0 and other equivalents.[/quote]

It’s absolutely hysterical that a parent posting on DCUM apparently sincerely believes her kid is starting with nothing. 🤣

It’s also sad, really. But I choose to focus on the humor. [/quote]

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