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Old 07-09-2008, 04:11 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
No, I'm not poor.

But I was relatively low on the totem pole growing up.

My father took his first job after graduate school, in the 20k range. High 20k I think. Then he lost his job when the economy turned south in Texas during the oil bust.

What were the wrong choices he made?

I never went hungry so I wasn't truly poor.
I don't know how old your father is, but depending on the time frame, 20k is a very respectable salary.
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