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My dad was underemployed for much of my youth after the crash of '73. He even scrubbed the sides of buildings to pay the bills. Lot's of fish growing up as we could catch that in the bay for the cost of bait. Even fried fish and scrambled eggs for breakfast.
We both went to college but didn't wrack up debt.
We don't do car payments. We pay cash for cars. We don't buy new cars.
We don't have a mortgage.
We are both on our first marriage.
We don't have credit card debt.
Our kids went to college where they got scholarships.
We have six months of living expenses saved up in cash. We can probably stretch it to a year before hitting our noncash investments.
We don't have toys. No motorcycles, no boats, no jet skis. Well, I take it back. I did buy my wife the used Porsche she had eyed for years as a Christmas present, but I saved up and paid cash.
Please, don't talk to me about being "privileged". We worked our tails off to get where we are.
Funny how fast they use the word "privileged." I suspect what they really mean is they are jealous of our preparedness thru sacrifice while they are suffering the consequences of life decisions. The term "privileged" is a social justice construct to stifle conversation and is immediate clear that the one using it is void of rational dialogue. I suspect the grasshopper thought of the ant as privileged too.Originally Posted by Blackhawk
Wealthy and privileged? Please. We may be wealthy but hardly "privileged". My wife and I both came from poor backgrounds. My wife was dirt poor growing up... as in lived in houses with dirt floors sometimes. She worked at McDonalds over the summers to save up for college. She was the first one in her family to graduate from high school and the first one to attend college. She showed up at the bus stop with $5000 to pay for tuition, room and board. She worked as a maid to make ends meet before finding out about ROTC in her junior year. (BTW, her mom then got her GED and ended up getting a master's degree).My dad was underemployed for much of my youth after the crash of '73. He even scrubbed the sides of buildings to pay the bills. Lot's of fish growing up as we could catch that in the bay for the cost of bait. Even fried fish and scrambled eggs for breakfast.
We both went to college but didn't wrack up debt.
We don't do car payments. We pay cash for cars. We don't buy new cars.
We don't have a mortgage.
We are both on our first marriage.
We don't have credit card debt.
Our kids went to college where they got scholarships.
We have six months of living expenses saved up in cash. We can probably stretch it to a year before hitting our noncash investments.
We don't have toys. No motorcycles, no boats, no jet skis. Well, I take it back. I did buy my wife the used Porsche she had eyed for years as a Christmas present, but I saved up and paid cash.
Please, don't talk to me about being "privileged". We worked our tails off to get where we are.
