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[quote=Anonymous]My grandparents built a lower middle class life back in the day.  They didn't buy in a nice area.  They didn't go on vacations.  They didn't go out to eat.  My grandpa worked double shifts where it was required.  Their kids didn't attend extra curriculars that cost money.  Instead they ran around the neighborhood running wild.  My grandma stayed home.

My parents built a middle class life.  We took some vacations.  We ate out once a week my whole life, my dad shopped the sales at the grocery store and we didn't throw food away.  Both my parents worked and worked extra when it was needed.  We kids attended some extra curriculars that cost money.  Mostly, we just ran around the neighborhood on our bikes causing mischief.

My spouse and I work full time.  We live in a nice area, not a wealthy area.  We go out to eat waaaaaay too much.  We buy starbucks too much.  Our kids take expensive, expensive music and language and sports classes.  Recently we had a large bill that required cutting all these special classes, most going out to eat, most coffee.  We have never really been big on vacations and rarely take them.  We both work extra jobs when we need to.

To me, getting married and having kids is not too expensive, they just require extensive sacrifices.  It can mean no vacations or eating out.  It can mean working two jobs for a while.  This is what every previous generation has done.  It can mean not buying in a nice area.  It can mean living in a house that needs MAJOR cosmetic repairs and not making those repairs for 20 years.  It can mean not owning 2 cars or in some cities not even owning one.  Our generation simply doesn't know how to sacrifice.  
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