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[quote=Anonymous]Most people don't even recognize their privilege.

My husband and I bought our first home in late 2020. In preparing for that, a friend asked me how much gift money we were getting from our parents. I snorted. My parents still don't own their own home and they are in their 70s! DH's parents live in a trailer in their poor, small midwestern farming town.

I told her we were responsible for the full down payment on our own, which is why it had taken us so long to purchase our first home. She was floored. "Even if they can't gift you the full amount allowed, they can't spare even $5k?" She was also shocked to learn that the home she'd visited several times was a rental. "I really thought you owned your house. I mean, it's so well kept up which is not usually the case with rentals. Most renters don't give a damn about the space, you know?"

She said other totally out-of-touch things, too. "I can't believe you guys have been wasting money on rent for all these years!" "Didn't you learn that you should purchase your first home by 35 so that it is paid off by 65? It's critical!"

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