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| I guess it depends on what class your parents were in.
I was born into middle class and I always expect to be middle class.
The point I was trying to make is that the oppurtunity for social class advancement is no where near what it used to be. Hard work used to mean a lot more than it does now.
Neither of my parents had a college education and I do. It would stand to reason that I should be able to do better than they did but I am not going to end up making much more than my father made. He was able to work hard and did well for himself.
I am not saying it can't be done. It is just not as easy as it used to be. |
Well I think one thing that's plaguing this country, and is hurting it the most, is it's overall mentality. I see it all the time. People would rather pay later and get it now. But never seem to figure out how to pay it later. My friend has 5 maxed credit cards, and has no cash flow now. It's just not smart, but he wanted his giant TV, top of the line laptop, top of the line clothes, etc, etc, etc.
Also, I think that with your college education you will do better than your parents, I think it'll just take some patience. I for one, got really, really, really lucky that a career pretty much landed in my lap when I got in trouble.
Another thing is, just because you went to college, it doesn't stand to reason you should make more than anyone else, at least imo. I'm guessing your father, is much like my grandfather in that he went to work everyday, busted his ass doing something, and came home with an hourly paycheck? I don't see how that's any different from a college education tbh. They both require busting your ass, the only difference is you paid while busting your ass, your father didn't.