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As someone who craves riches but dreads fame, I understand the allure of staying silently wealthy; which is why it's always baffling to me when I hear stories of new money flaunting their affluence. But more often than not, once people dig their way out of generational poverty, it's hard to resist a little flex on the fam, right? When it came to his estranged family members, the 47-year-old rags-to-riches hero in our next story knew that it would be prudent to keep his accomplishments close to his chest.
But after a random run-in with his mother, an impromptu family dinner, and 3 bottles of wine, the grandeur of his current status revealed itself in spades.
Although he was essentially disowned as a college kid (living briefly on the streets, working multiple jobs, and slogging his way through his Computer Science degree), the original poster of this story found a way to find success in his adult life. Berated by his parents over choosing a ‘hobby’ instead of a career, he successfully became the VP of a software engineering company, while continuing with the frugal lifestyle of his youth. By the age of 47, he was a millionaire and could retire tomorrow if he wanted to…
When his parents found out he was secretly insanely rich, they backtracked on a lifetime of abuse and apologized fervently with but one simple request… $2,000,000 cash to fund their dream retirement cruise. As if! Keep scrolling to read the juicy details of this familial betrayal and the caveated twist that left OP wondering if he'd done the right thing.
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Estranged parents insult their accomplished son, calling him a 'spoiled brat' after he refuses to give them $2M for a retirement cruise: 'I said no and hung up'
Success makes the beggars crawl out of the woodwork.
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