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Wow. Children as a retirement plan. And you are calling people who don't do that selfish?

• quickben 9y ago
  I never wrote retirement plan.
  • nkrisc 9y ago
    That's certainly what "investing in family" sounds like in context of the discussion.
    • quickben 9y ago
      I clarified what I meant.
• pkaye 9y ago
  In some cultures, children are the retirement plan but usually the help is mutual. The children stay with the parents till marriage, the parents help with major purchases, looking after the kids. At some point the children are self supporting and switch roles. The custom of young adults gaining independence early does have a cost.