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1%’ers, is the rest of your family doing as well as you?
Posted on 1/12/24 at 11:54 am
Posted on 1/12/24 at 11:54 am
We all know that we are the crème de la crème, but let’s hear some stories of the black sheep’s of your family…if there are any.
My Mom & Dad have 10 total siblings & 3 children.
Between the 12 children of my respective grandparents, 9 were successful engineers, 1 Environmental Chemist, 1 an uneducated stay at home mom, and the last a high school dropout meth head.
Between my parent’s children all just have undergrad degrees (business, psychology, theater arts), 2 make well into six-figures, and 1 is an unemployed former Bud-tender living at home at 34.
Previous Success rate 10/12
Current success rate 2/3
But here’s what I’m more interested in hearing about, the unsuccessful…was it any oppressive forces or things out of their control that made them unsuccessful or was it their own personal choices that led to their specific outcomes?
My Mom & Dad have 10 total siblings & 3 children.
Between the 12 children of my respective grandparents, 9 were successful engineers, 1 Environmental Chemist, 1 an uneducated stay at home mom, and the last a high school dropout meth head.
Between my parent’s children all just have undergrad degrees (business, psychology, theater arts), 2 make well into six-figures, and 1 is an unemployed former Bud-tender living at home at 34.
Previous Success rate 10/12
Current success rate 2/3
But here’s what I’m more interested in hearing about, the unsuccessful…was it any oppressive forces or things out of their control that made them unsuccessful or was it their own personal choices that led to their specific outcomes?
This post was edited on 1/12/24 at 12:27 pm
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Posted on 1/12/24 at 11:56 am to Kujo
Doubt you’ll get any real ballers answering in a thread with the word ballers in the title.
This post was edited on 1/12/24 at 11:57 am
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:00 pm to Kujo
Not a Baller.
But I'm good and I'm the black sheep. My brother and cousins all do very well. Cousins are all scientists. My brother and I are about equal in wealth and he's an patent lawyer in DC.
I don't have a college credit to my name, so I am definitely the oddball. I had to work a little harder than they did, but we're all set.
But I'm good and I'm the black sheep. My brother and cousins all do very well. Cousins are all scientists. My brother and I are about equal in wealth and he's an patent lawyer in DC.
I don't have a college credit to my name, so I am definitely the oddball. I had to work a little harder than they did, but we're all set.
This post was edited on 1/12/24 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:01 pm to Kujo
Hell no. My brother is my butler.
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:05 pm to Kujo
What an odd way to tell the OT you make “well into six-figures”
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:08 pm to Kujo
When one accumulates as much wealth as I , they certainly do not share any details with those beneath.
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:10 pm to Kujo
quote:you bout to get in trouble baw…
1 an uneducated stay at home mom,
ETA: I’m the black sheep. But I have a bachelors, masters, and professional degree. My decisions, nature vs nurture, alcohol, natural disaster, bones spurs, depression, all played a part. Never able to break 6 figures.
This post was edited on 1/12/24 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:11 pm to Kujo
My father broke the cycle. No degrees prior to him. Only 3 degrees total outside of my direct family, this is counting all the cousins on both sides. I know very sad.
My dad has three kids. Finance, Pharmacist, Nurse. Their spouses are a Nurse, Financial Analyst and AP Physics/Calculus professor
1/2
3/3
10/6 counting spouses
It's amazing what one generation of parenting will do.
My dad has three kids. Finance, Pharmacist, Nurse. Their spouses are a Nurse, Financial Analyst and AP Physics/Calculus professor
1/2
3/3
10/6 counting spouses
It's amazing what one generation of parenting will do.
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:12 pm to Kujo
quote:None in my family.
We all know that we are the crème de la crème, but let’s hear some stories of the black sheep’s of your family…if there are any.
Out of the five kids and SOs on my side, Mrs Füt (no pics) & I are the only ones not retired.
We are the youngest, so that's reasonable.
She's one of five as well on her side and they're all productive citizens. Three of them are already retired.
We've got about the same money as anyone on her side.
On my side, I'm the poorest. And I'll be fine.
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:13 pm to soccerfüt
Poor is a state of mind.
This post was edited on 1/12/24 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:16 pm to jizzle6609
quote:
My father broke the cycle. No degrees prior to him
By setting higher expectations, or accidentally successful…like a sports scholarship and support from interested parties?
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:17 pm to Kujo
I broke the cycle in my family. First one to ever have a degree. First one to marry someone with a degree.
We do very well, the rest so well enough but struggle in comparison.
We do very well, the rest so well enough but struggle in comparison.
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:18 pm to soccerfüt
quote:
We've got about the same money as anyone on her side. On my side, I'm the poorest. And I'll be fine.
Did any have children before marriage, felony arrest, any of the various drug/vice addictions?
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:18 pm to Kujo
quote:
My Mom & Dad have 10 total siblings & 3 children.
Between the 12 children of my respective grandparents, 9 were successful engineers, 1 Environmental Chemist, 1 an uneducated stay at home mom, and the last a high school dropout meth head.
Are you in the Messenger Christmas lights family?
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:18 pm to Kujo
I'm the oldest of 4. We are all successful.
The one sibling who didn't go to college is now a multi millionaire.
The one sibling who didn't go to college is now a multi millionaire.
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:19 pm to TJack
quote:This level of damned good insight can't hurt.
My decisions, nature vs nurture, alcohol, natural disaster, bones spurs, depression, all played a part. Never able to break 6 figures
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:20 pm to BoogaBear
quote:
I broke the cycle in my family.
Any thought into why you were different?
Can you/ do you judge their life choices? (Car payment > trailer payment)
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:23 pm to Tiger Ryno
quote:
he one sibling who didn't go to college is now a multi millionaire.
I'm not going to state my wealth, but that's the best way to be. I've never been indebted to anyone.
And it pisses some people off because I don't have a college credit to my name.
This post was edited on 1/12/24 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:23 pm to Kujo
My family (wife and kids) are in a different situation than anyone else in our extended family.
One element is a common story around here - created and built a small business, let the the no-college kids bleed it, it collapsed when hard times came around. None of them are poor and they're all likable/fun folks.
I think "College is for libs, I built a multimillion dollar business without any of that and you don't need to screw around with it either" was a dangerous message to give kids in the 90s/00s and it happened a lot around here. Kids who had every redneck toy aren't motivated to get formal education or build something for themselves, 08 or something of that sort hits, and the entire house of cards collapses and now they don't have a family business and they don't have an education. I've seen it dozens of times.
Often it's accompanied by having kids out of wedlock (even if they end up married) and similar semi-WT decision making. Other than having some money but never being motivated to fend for themselves by their family, the biggest difference maker I've seen is staying close to home in rural/semi-suburbia with a bunch of other folks who don't really launch. I've seen a bunch of folks (including in my family) who had the money and opportunity to go anywhere and pursue anything who end up gravitating toward the normal practices of their townie friends.
One element is a common story around here - created and built a small business, let the the no-college kids bleed it, it collapsed when hard times came around. None of them are poor and they're all likable/fun folks.
I think "College is for libs, I built a multimillion dollar business without any of that and you don't need to screw around with it either" was a dangerous message to give kids in the 90s/00s and it happened a lot around here. Kids who had every redneck toy aren't motivated to get formal education or build something for themselves, 08 or something of that sort hits, and the entire house of cards collapses and now they don't have a family business and they don't have an education. I've seen it dozens of times.
Often it's accompanied by having kids out of wedlock (even if they end up married) and similar semi-WT decision making. Other than having some money but never being motivated to fend for themselves by their family, the biggest difference maker I've seen is staying close to home in rural/semi-suburbia with a bunch of other folks who don't really launch. I've seen a bunch of folks (including in my family) who had the money and opportunity to go anywhere and pursue anything who end up gravitating toward the normal practices of their townie friends.
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:24 pm to TJack
quote:
My decisions, nature vs nurture
Where does the nurture part come in to “my decisions”?
I only mean it as nurture is most often used in an “it ain’t my fault” type narrative to say that people aren’t born bad.
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