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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love this thread -- so inspiring. (Let's ignore the person who wants to argue that if your parents helped you fill out financial aid forms it's akin to generational wealth.)

I paid for my own college (loans and working during school), car, and home. I've had to help my parents financially in their retirement.

I have $2 million saved for retirement (late 50s) and still feel economically vulnerable, especially if I lose my job. I worry what will happen to SS. It would be great to have a safety net from my parents, rather than the other way around, but it is what it is. I am grateful that they encouraged me to go to college.

I'm proud of everyone here![/quote]

Great job PP. I feel economically vulnerable too. And honestly vulnerable in other ways as well. Like when things are going relatively well then something bad must happen soon. It drives my spouse crazy but I can’t help it. In my case there was a lot of family dysfunction too (originated by trauma that was not their fault) so it wasn’t just the growing up bootstrapping that was hard. I don’t know if those feeling will ever go away. And yes, at least my parents encouraged me to go to college and they showed me how to work hard. And for those things I am grateful.[/quote]

Oh my gosh I feel the same! Whenever I'm happy I'm like oh great, now someone will die. Is this driven by growing up without much? Or did not growing up with much correlate with other factors that we all have in common? I think I'm answering my own question. It's probably trauma.

Sorry, don't want to veer off topic.

Also [i]very proud of everyone here. Go team![/i][/quote]

Praising people who are just like you--how novel

You all are just patting each other on the back in a circle and no one else is even clapping on the outside.[/quote]

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