I grew up poor. My father paints houses. He always used to tell me: "Work smarter, not harder." My roommate hired him to refinish his deck (He owns the house),

I grew up poor. My father paints houses. He always used to tell me: "Work smarter, not harder." My roommate hired him to refinish his deck (He owns the house), and every time my father showed up for work and I was working from home, he was thrilled. My mother is barely literate, never really attended high school. She always read to me, encouraged me to read, and always made money available to buy books. The only things she cared about was me taking education seriously and not saddling myself down with kids too young (which might have backfired because neither I, or my brothers, have any interest in having children, which makes her sad). I guess I'm just saying: Have another anecdote to add to your collection. But I'd also say, don't think the GP is wrong. Both attitudes exist obviously.