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	Name:	cobra -
	Subject:	She can't help it
	Date:	2/19/2009 11:38:32 PM

I grew up in a small town with working class parents. My father never went to college. He was a very smart person just not educated. He learned how to make ends meet during the great depression and never went without working unlike many during those times. When he died 25 years ago he was worth a lot of money. He knew how to save it when he made it.

Its funny that people actually think that college is so important. It is not. Learning a trade is better. How may college students you know that are out of work today ? Many successful people today never went to college.

Think how it was back in the 30's. People who grew up during the Depression said, "No one had any money. We were all in the same boat." Neighbors helped each other through hard times, sickness, and accidents. Farm families got together with neighbors at school programs, church dinners, or dances. Children and adults found ways to have fun for free – playing board games, listening to the radio, or going to outdoor movies in town. Wow have times changed.

Hound, you can go ahead and look down on me if that is what you want. I never finished college. My parents were working class parents. I actually lived in a single-wide trailer at one time in my life. That is all I could afford at the time. I did not buy a home until I saved enough to afford it and only bought one in my budget.

I never tried to keep up with country club group. That is how I was taught and I still live by that rule today. I am well into my 60's now and can afford more things because I followed my Dads lesson. I do not buy wants, only needs. I guess by your standards I am low class because I did not finish college. That is how I like to be. cobra