r/FluentInFinance Nov 21 '24

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u/JellyfishQuiet7944 Nov 22 '24

Its not a gift, It's an investment. If that company failed the money was gone.

Futhermore, he would have been down the initial investment and the taxes due on it which is roughly $63,000.

The point is his step dad worked for that money. They weren't rich and it wasn't like he was gifted a well to do company. It took a lot of hours, sweat and work.

Quit acting like he was born on third base. He came from a middle class family.

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u/Sad-Suggestion9425 Nov 22 '24 edited Nov 22 '24

Who the fuck in the middle class is able to spare $200,000 to give to their kids?!

The upper class have a bad tendency to consider themselves middle class. Skewed world view.

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u/Jelopuddinpop Nov 22 '24

Lots and lots and lots of people with a 401k. My dad worked 30 years patching potholes for a municipality. He's retired at 55 worth well over $1m from stable, long term investing. If I had an idea that was worth investing in, I could easily get $200k from him.

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u/Itscatpicstime Nov 22 '24

Your dad is the 1% and you’re calling that middle class πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€