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Originally Posted by Cowperson
I'd have more sympathy for that argument if my father hadn't started at absolutely zero - our family once lived in a small shack that later became our one (1) car garage - and if I hadn't started at absolutely zero myself.
My father built a duplex in a small Alberta town in 1962 for the seemingly outrageous price of $13,000 . . . . he needed a long, long mortgage for that one.
It's all relative.
And no, if I have wealth today in my hilltop aerie southwest of the city, I don't feel that its an "illusion" since its certainly real and certainly more than zero . . . and I certainly remember what zero looks like. It's also worth more than the house I originally owned in Wildwood in Calgary in the 1990's just as that was certainly worth more than the house I owned in Grande Prairie in the 1980's.
Scratch and claw, make your priorities, put in the time . . . . I also remember the early 80's when it seemed like everyone around me was getting rich when I wasn't. I know all about that feeling.
Sorry, I'll acknowledge its a tight market right now but I really don't have much sympathy for this at all.
Put in the time.
Cowperson
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The thing is did you start with zero....or zero dollars?
My dad didn't exactly start with a lot himself, but he spoke English and had a highschool education when he was 18. Also having grown up on a farm around machinery and the like he had the chance to learn a lot of other skills. He had a lot more going for him at that age than his dad did at the age of 25 when he came to Canada with no education and not knowing a word of English and having been farm workers in Europe. Now that we're onto the 3rd generation of Canadian born people on both sides of my family we have it far better today than our parents ever did. The longer that my lineage has been in the country the better established we've become, and it's easier for the people from my generation to own property than it was for previous generations. I fully admit that I received a lot from my parents that they never had to become a home owner. If I ever have kids, I'll be sure to try and pass on even more to that generation. Thats something that I attribute to time and establishment in the country. Making life better for future generations.