[quote=flyer][quote=njtosd][quote=flyer][quote=6packscaredy]Ok now getting back on topic:
Kids today; they think society OWES them free candy.[/quote]
Agree, 6pack. We’ve seen this with some of the kids our kids grew up with in RSF–who are now in their 20’s and early 30’s. In fact, there are those who have even become suicidal because their lives didn’t go as their parents promised. [/quote]
Go back and look at my earlier post in this thread with the quote from Socrates. Kids are no different today than they’ve ever been.[/quote]
NJ, I can agree to a certain extent that kids today may be no different than they’ve ever been, but I do believe the game they are being forced to play in life has changed since the time of Socrates.
With our global economy, there are far more people vying for fewer and fewer resources than ever in history, creating extreme competition, and resulting in “survival of the fittest,” thus limiting many young people’s options in life.
It just seems to me that things have changed drastically when over 50% of college grads can’t get their dream jobs or buy homes (at least in most of CA.)
In “my day,” (I’m 55) acquiring those, and other of life’s benchmarks was pretty much a “slam dunk.” We all know that is no longer true, and, from that basis, I would have to believe the game of life has changed in a big way for future generations.
Of course, all of this is JMO.[/quote]
Agree, CAR.
The above scenario is one of the major reasons we starting investing in real estate in CV and elsewhere many years ago. We wanted to make sure our kids and grandchildren would, under most circumstances, be financially independent.
They have now gone onto have great careers of their own, (we believe they became settled in their careers just before it all hit the fan) but they know we created a viable backup plan for them, should they need it.
