A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
A third rely on financial support from retired parents - Telegraph
A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
I don't think that is as common in the U.S. Maybe to a much smaller percent. On the other hand I see many retirees literally raising their grandchildren because of single parenting due to divorce on the part of their children.
A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
Thats interesting. My step father at 76 still works. Will never retire and could barely afford to if he wanted to. My mother always jokes. "When we go, you can have everything we don't have"
I'm hoping its the other way round and my children find a fortune to look after Ma and Pa in their old age
I'm hoping its the other way round and my children find a fortune to look after Ma and Pa in their old age
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
Life now is a stark contrast to how it used to be. Grandparents would be taken care of by their children. The grandparents would be on hand to help out like looking after the children if needs be. And they'd be able to recant their tales of their lives repeatedly to allcomers.
But to still be reliant on your parents even when they've retired is wrong in my mind.
But to still be reliant on your parents even when they've retired is wrong in my mind.
A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
OpenMind;1329353 wrote: Life now is a stark contrast to how it used to be. Grandparents would be taken care of by their children. The grandparents would be on hand to help out like looking after the children if needs be. And they'd be able to recant their tales of their lives repeatedly to allcomers.
But to still be reliant on your parents even when they've retired is wrong in my mind.
Interesting point OP. We often have to listen to people complaing that people in the third world have too many children. There is a very good reason they do, as you point to in your post. Each generation relies on the next to look after them when they are elderly. Third world countries often rely on subsistance farming to feed themselves, so large families are essential to work the fields
But to still be reliant on your parents even when they've retired is wrong in my mind.
Interesting point OP. We often have to listen to people complaing that people in the third world have too many children. There is a very good reason they do, as you point to in your post. Each generation relies on the next to look after them when they are elderly. Third world countries often rely on subsistance farming to feed themselves, so large families are essential to work the fields
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
Snowfire;1329357 wrote: Interesting point OP. We often have to listen to people complaing that people in the third world have too many children. There is a very good reason they do, as you point to in your post. Each generation relies on the next to look after them when they are elderly. Third world countries often rely on subsistance farming to feed themselves, so large families are essential to work the fields
On the downside, there used to be lots of people living in houses that were too small for them all.
On the downside, there used to be lots of people living in houses that were too small for them all.
A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
OpenMind;1329304 wrote: A third rely on financial support from retired parents - Telegraph
I can understand single parents/w children needing help thru rough times, but I hope ones aren't taking advantage of their parents at that age.
I can understand single parents/w children needing help thru rough times, but I hope ones aren't taking advantage of their parents at that age.
Life is just to short for drama.
A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
What I find interesting is the large number of adult single males that still live with their parents.
A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
Lon;1329540 wrote: What I find interesting is the large number of adult single males that still live with their parents.
They do here to Lon, some just sponge, pay no rent, no food, no nothing.
Some pay rent, but I've never understood why parents don't kick them out or that they want to live at home with their parents for so many years.
They do here to Lon, some just sponge, pay no rent, no food, no nothing.
Some pay rent, but I've never understood why parents don't kick them out or that they want to live at home with their parents for so many years.
Life is just to short for drama.
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A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
Well here's something for you to ponder . An aquaintence of mine has a son getting married. He has asked his mother to contribute. Mother is happy to do this ..she hands over $5000 ...Oh we were wanting $10,000.
She finds out that the father and the in laws are also contributing. The actual wedding will cost $40,000 ....The couple has contributed nothing ..not one thing to their own wedding. Apparently they have their 'houses' and brand new cars to pay for. ...I'm sorry, am I the only one who has a problem with this? Is this spounging? yep! So they can get rich quicker and retire earlier . But until then everyone else will have to contribute .honestly the audacity of it!!!!!
She finds out that the father and the in laws are also contributing. The actual wedding will cost $40,000 ....The couple has contributed nothing ..not one thing to their own wedding. Apparently they have their 'houses' and brand new cars to pay for. ...I'm sorry, am I the only one who has a problem with this? Is this spounging? yep! So they can get rich quicker and retire earlier . But until then everyone else will have to contribute .honestly the audacity of it!!!!!
A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
fuzzywuzzy;1329565 wrote: Well here's something for you to ponder . An aquaintence of mine has a son getting married. He has asked his mother to contribute. Mother is happy to do this ..she hands over $5000 ...Oh we were wanting $10,000.
She finds out that the father and the in laws are also contributing. The actual wedding will cost $40,000 ....The couple has contributed nothing ..not one thing to their own wedding. Apparently they have their 'houses' and brand new cars to pay for. ...I'm sorry, am I the only one who has a problem with this? Is this spounging? yep! So they can get rich quicker and retire earlier . But until then everyone else will have to contribute .honestly the audacity of it!!!!!
Those two are extremely selfish....shocked the parents and in laws don't realise that.
She finds out that the father and the in laws are also contributing. The actual wedding will cost $40,000 ....The couple has contributed nothing ..not one thing to their own wedding. Apparently they have their 'houses' and brand new cars to pay for. ...I'm sorry, am I the only one who has a problem with this? Is this spounging? yep! So they can get rich quicker and retire earlier . But until then everyone else will have to contribute .honestly the audacity of it!!!!!
Those two are extremely selfish....shocked the parents and in laws don't realise that.
Life is just to short for drama.
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A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
ummm actually that's why my friend told me about it ...They've all only just discovered it.
A third of people rely on retired parents for financial support.
fuzzywuzzy;1329571 wrote: ummm actually that's why my friend told me about it ...They've all only just discovered it.
hopefully they will change their minds on how much money they are giving them.
hopefully they will change their minds on how much money they are giving them.
Life is just to short for drama.