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Old 12-21-2010, 11:53 AM   #42
The Yen Man
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Originally Posted by Drury18 View Post
Lay in the bed. Especially if they were the type of parents that instilled fiscal responsibility in you from an early age and then have gone back on what they taught you. In my case, I started paying rent the day I graduated from high school, told to pay for my own post-secondary education and pretty much be financially independent since the day I stepped out of that high school classroom. If my parents were to come back to me when they retired and said they ran out of money because they blew it all on extravagant things I'd laugh at them and tell them it's their own fault.
Not that this would ever apply to me as my parents have worked very hard since immigrating here back when they were in their early 20s and have not taken a vacation to anywhere (besides the odd trip to Vancouver) for 20+ years....but if this were to hypothetically happen to me, I would still let them live with me at my house, I just wouldn't be giving them any money. One thing good about Canada. If you have a roof over your head, OAS will be enough to care for all your other basic needs when you're old.
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