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There are young families whose parents willingly help them out financially because the cost of living is so high. Instead of investing in retirement plans, they’re investing in the future of their family. They’re helping the next generation of their family get started out in life, and in return their children can take care of them in their later years. This keeps so much money in the family that would otherwise go to rent payments, daycare cost, assisted living costs, etc. And instead of the older generation putting their money into random stocks, they can invest in their son (or son-in-law) to help him get his own successful business up and running, or get him into a lucrative career path. Is your family this way? Do you wish this approach was more common among American families?