My dad retired with a corporate pension and got a real nice return on his SS

Aug 30, 2015
11:14:01am

Busiturtle

I'll never have it as good as him in that regard. On the other hand I probably enjoy a higher real income than he did. I most certainly spend more money on "luxuries" than he did.

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Busiturtle

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Time

POLL: Financially are you better or worse off than your parents were at your

titlecoug

8/30/15 10:40am

I have more debt (student loans) but live a similar lifestyle

nashty

8/30/15 10:45am

Way worse off financially. Divorce will do that to you

LaserCoug

8/30/15 11:44am

Meant for OP

LaserCoug

8/30/15 11:46am

So hard to say. My parents lived in a nice home that cost $25K (or something).

CosmoK

8/30/15 10:50am

are most people comparing 2 incomes to 1?

ds7

8/30/15 10:50am

My wife has never worked

workindev

8/30/15 11:11am

would you say that is the norm in today's economy?

ds7

8/30/15 11:43am

Nope

workindev

8/30/15 1:20pm

I'm comparing 1 income to 2. My mom and dad both worked but my wife doesn't work

jzzlvr

8/30/15 12:05pm

nope

Kerbouchard

8/30/15 1:44pm

I am way worse

JOPE

8/30/15 11:04am

Too hard to compare. That was 36 years ago.

KingDave

8/30/15 11:04am

Not sure why it is so hard to compare. Compare salary, standard of living, etc.

Kerbouchard

8/30/15 1:46pm

Grew up poor so its not hard to do much better

CBaass

8/30/15 11:09am

My parents were also poor growing up but stressed joining an MLM and not going

Slim

8/30/15 11:15am

My dad retired with a corporate pension and got a real nice return on his SS

Busiturtle

8/30/15 11:14am

This is very hard. Bills are so much different now. Not just inflation

byu1

8/30/15 11:18am

Better. And that should only increase

spugeddy24

8/30/15 11:24am

Real wages haven't moved much since we were children, and boomers have lived

ag4cougs

8/30/15 11:27am

At the age I am now my parents already had 7 kids that they could barely afford.

OceanMang

8/30/15 11:55am

boom! Congrats braheem...looks like those nethers are functioning well after all

OhYePoorFools

8/30/15 2:51pm

Yeah duder. A little Betsy coming in January.

OceanMang

8/30/15 4:25pm

Ha Ha Ha! we'll have to wait to see the young lass before

OhYePoorFools

8/30/15 8:10pm

I have no idea.

Belboz

8/30/15 12:09pm

My parents had a 5 bedroom home when they were my age and I'm still renting

cougarnerd

8/30/15 12:30pm

I make a lot more than my parents ever did

marticorp

8/30/15 1:16pm

my parents retired at 50. I am not on track to retire anywhere near 50

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