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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am UMC but grew up LMC. I rarely feel like there is something I couldn't learn as I "moved up" TBH.

I think the values I learned as a LMC/poor person - hard work, not being arrogant about work being "beneath" me, doing housework myself (not using a cleaning person), figuring out public transportation, learning to make do without major luxuries or conveniences - this is important to life. Its been helpful for me when things haven't gone as expected. Its something I am trying to teach my kids.

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Me too. I find it insulting all of the posters suggesting that only UMC people teach their kids manners. I grew up LMC but you bet my parents taught me how to be polite and respectful (much more so than some UMC kids I met in college, TBH).

What they didn't teach me was less of a "value" and more of a skill, and that is how to invest money. I knew how to budget and save money for emergencies, but my parents did not have the luxury of being able to invest in the stock market, so I never learned that. My husband had to teach me the basics of investing, 401ks, tax consequences, etc.[/quote]

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