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You have told your tales here and most have come to the conclusion that you are not able to afford what your parents had. That tells me your are not as successful as your dad. Its not your all your fault. Those are big shoes to fill. Be happy with what you have been able to afford and hopefully you can achieve that dream of raising a family in a top school district like you were on day. Just be aware studies show that middle age parents are greater candidates to produce children with disabilities and you are approaching that time quickly.
So I guess your parents were 50 when you were born.
no, I'm telling you because YOU chose to believe that instead of utilizing common sense or reaching out to people who might actually work at firms in your industry.
Your life choices are of no concern to me or anyone else.
Then why do you give me such a hard time about my life choices?
This thread was not even about my life choices; I was just trying to give advice to the OP.
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The (many) false assumptions you use to validate your choices are what people take issue with.
I am not making any false assumptions. It is a fact that if I commuted to NYC, I would have less free time than I do now. It is a fact that commuting on the LIRR every day costs more than just driving a few miles to work every day. Those are both indisputable.
It is a fact that people I know in my field in NYC work longer hours, pay more for health insurance, and have fewer vacation days and paid holidays than I have. That is a more gray area since obviously I don't know every single person in my field, but I am just basing it on what I know.
You have told your tales here and most have come to the conclusion that you are not able to afford what your parents had. That tells me your are not as successful as your dad. Its not your all your fault. Those are big shoes to fill. Be happy with what you have been able to afford and hopefully you can achieve that dream of raising a family in a top school district like you were on day. Just be aware studies show that middle age parents are greater candidates to produce children with disabilities and you are approaching that time quickly.
The reason is because the cost of living has increased much faster than salaries have, and there are fewer jobs on Long Island now than there was during my parents' days. Has nothing to do with my level of success.
I still don't understand why everyone is attacking me in this thread. Until I was attacked and forced to defend myself, nothing that I said in this thread was a complaint. Everything that I said was intended as advice to the OP, which the OP is free to either take or not to take.
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