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That phrase simply means I was not born rich! I come from a middle class family where my dad worked as a teacher in a Chinese remove classes and my mom helped in out in a family business that has since closed down years ago. With the little savings that we had, my parents could only afford to bring us up to SPM level. I did my A levels on a scholarship in Singapore and paid my way through university. My dad conveniently took optional retirement at the age of 50, being feedup with school work and bureaucracies when I just entered A levels. After graduation with much struggle, I worked in the secular world teaching Microsoft Office applications and did not contribute my income to the family. My dad was not too happy about this. I was earning about S$1,700 and had to pay my rental plus food and transport. With the extra that I had, I spent it on myself and this earned the ire of my parents who wanted me to contribute to home. Fast forward another 10 years, and I am now contributing RM600 a month to the household expenses. And my dad has threatened not once but a few times of not writing out his will equally amongst the 3 siblings. Such is my life and I had to work hard for my living. This problem is also compounded by the fact that both my parents lost a lot of money in the share market due to shall I say ‘greed’?