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Why can't your kids work for their own house? It builds character. My mom told me I had to get a scholarship if I wanted my college paid, so I got one. Nobody is going to hand me a house either so I sought (and received) exceptional return in Bitcoin

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So you got lucky on a crypto-gamble and you think your situation applies to everyone?

Help could mean a lot of things... it could mean $20K towards their down payment all the way up to buying the damn thing, the poster didn't really clarify.

This whole "builds character" thing is a bunch of bullshit that people spout off to poo-poo those that have a leg up in life.

Its not a gamble. It's a sure thing that only people with the right mix of technical knowledge and Austrian economics can see

Could you describe what you saw?

Also very easy to justify as obvious after the fact only.

I can only assume your account is satire.

Fair question, they can. Both are working towards well paid careers. Still, housing costs in the UK are extremely high these days. I got help from my parents with the deposit for my first house and I want to be able to do the same thing for my kids.

They’re both hard working, they do well at school and have part time jobs over the summer. I’m not worried about them on that score.

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