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ANNE M. NORTHUP: “I certainly understand too, as my children have started on their own, each one of them, they feel so poor, they feel so…”

On the recordJune 19, 1997
I certainly understand too, as my children have started on their own, each one of them, they feel so poor, they feel so vulnerable. They go to work every day, and there is never enough money. My husband and I have depended on them to be completely financially independent. We think that is how they grow up. But we certainly hear from them about the cost of insuring their car, about a car repair, about the challenges they face, and we remember those days ourselves. It is like 2 steps forward and 1 steps backwards, and you wonder, everybody that goes to work wonders every week if they are making any progress financially. In fact very seldom could my husband and I ever see progress as we looked ahead. It is only after years of work that you can begin to see the progress.
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ANNE M. NORTHUP
Kentucky

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Discussing the financial struggles faced by her children as they become independent.

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