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Posted March 29, 2009 at 11:46 am

Student Loan Consolidation
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Protecting Pupils From Porn
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The Healthy Retirement Conundrum
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Are You ‘Rich Dad’ Or ‘Poor Dad’?

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Are you’Rich Dad’ or ‘Poor Dad’ looks at the need for excellent & all encompasssing Financial Education for the Internet Business/Wealth Creation community of today.

Open Question: Help an aspiring, disillusioned painter!!!?
My uncle asked me to help him out and I dont know where to start. The recession has woken him up to search for the true love of his life. See, he is always been a good painter, master of the canvas. He drew tons of paintings for my school project and even won an award for his MonaLisa replica. Sadly, he always worked as a blue collar worker for financial stability. His passion for details always land him a job but he is getting tired of all. He feels a void and i want to help me but he doesnt have any resume skills, computer skills, college education, or connections. I swear he could be the next Picasso if given the chance. But where do I start? He doesnt mind going back to school, actually he is taking computer classes. But when I hear artist, i picture those freelancers at the park aka. a dreamer. Is there any good paying jobs out there in nj, maybe nyc (artists mecca)?

Open Question: Am I wrong to feel this way about my step siblings and my deceased stepmom?
My dad married my step-mom (Sheila) when I was about 10 (I am 30 now), and to this day, I have always felt like my younger sister and I took ‘the backseat’ in comparison to the treatment that my stepbrother (Eric) and stepsister (Jenna) received. They were always allowed more privileges, allowed to get away with certain actions that my sister and I could not, etc. Any time I would bring this to my dad’s attention, he would become very defensive of the 3 of them, and try to lay ‘guilt trips’ on my sister and me, or accuse us of jealousy. TO THIS DAY, he still is very defensive if I try to talk to him about how I felt slighted in the past, and still do in some ways. I guess, to an extent, my sis and I may have been a little jealous at the time, but now in retrospect, it seems more like it was frustration.

About 6 years ago, Sheila died of complications of lupus. Now, I don’t even dare say anything about how I feel or have felt, around my dad, even though, deep down, my feelings are still a little hurt that by what felt like favouritism toward them on his part. However, in the years since her death and as a result of a very large life insurance policy, Jenna was able to enroll in and gain both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Art from a private and very prestigious university, and Eric was able to establish a martini/cigar bar. They’ve both been able to travel, buy new houses and cars, etc., while I am struggling just to get through a community college (even w/ financial aid), and my sis had to drop out of college altogether -due to losing her job. Each of us have cars that are falling apart. My step-sibs are still involved w/ my dad and his family -which I am very proud of them for doing, but every time my sister and I attend a family event or gathering, we get to hear about “blessed” and “happy” and “successful” they are. I know that all of these good things came about b/c they had to lose their mom -and I am sorry when anybody loses someone they love, but it’s still very hard to be happy for them when I am struggling so. My dad is also struggling and just trying to hold out for retirement. My sis and I are also hurt that when our step-mom died, NOT A DIME was left to us, though we loved her very much. I have never expected an education from a private university or the financial backing to open my own business, but a little something -anything,even just enough $ to buy new tires- would have been helpful, especially in this economy. Even though it isn’t good for me to jump to conclusions, I know w/ all my heart that my dad will see to it that Jenna and Eric will be taken care of as well as (if not, very close to) Sis and I are when he passes.

I just want to know if I am wrong for feeling this way, especially since Sheila is dead and cannot defend herself. I know that I should be talking to my dad about this but it is hard, b/c like I said, he is very defensive of the 3 of them, and has always tried to turn things around like my sis and I are bad for having an inkling of negative emotion, concerning them. I don’t dislike Sheila for forgetting about my sister and me, nor do I dislike Jenna and Eric, and I don’t dislike my dad for being so “whipped” when it came (and still comes) to them, I’m just frustrated and I would just like some input w/out bias (which is why I am not talking this out w/ family!) and so that I may gain some perspective on the situation. Any opinion or insight is welcome, but this has been troubling me for a long time, so serious answers only please.

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