Not every person was born into the elite or wealthy or corpo classes. My mom still works minimum wage jobs, she never had the ability to save any money. Especia

Not every person was born into the elite or wealthy or corpo classes. My mom still works minimum wage jobs, she never had the ability to save any money. Especially when raising a family of 5. You should feel sympathy toward them because not all monetary gains are felt uniformly. If you look at the savings from median Americans and median wages you’ll notice most Americans are not actually wealthy as the media portrays. When you have the working poor battling payday lenders, bank fees, credit card debt, increasing healthcare costs, or lack of homeownership for their entire lives why would you expect them to suddenly become rich when they retire? I mean for myself I didn’t start saving aggressively until I was 32 and I didn’t get my first programming job until I was 25. I was 28 when I met the first person in my life that owned stocks (CTO of my second job). I already have more money saved for retirement than my parents and siblings combined. I honestly attribute this to complete luck too. I could have easily ended up like them financially. I suppose I should count myself blessed because my parents raised me to value education, a love for learning, and reading books. I’ll forever be grateful for them because I’m positive I’ll be able to provide a better life for my family because of their sacrifice. A sacrifice not everyone is even allowed to make.