I knew what my parents made as long as I can remember. THey also explained there health care and retirement situation to me at a young age. This helped me reali

I knew what my parents made as long as I can remember. THey also explained there health care and retirement situation to me at a young age. This helped me realize that since they are teachers and were grandfathered into the systems before benefits started getting massively cut that I needed to take into account more then just my salary. While my starting salary was much higher then theirs with inflation taken into account I also realized that I had t start saving as soon as I got a job. I am lucky that I enjoy programming and it allows me to live comfortably. While if money were no issue I may have gone into history talking with them about finances made me realize that I should find a happy medium with something I both enjoy and will allow me to be comfortable.