Unfairly downvoted . My dad ran a business at my age that did reasonably well . At this point , he technically did better than I , a 31 year old in grad school , but eventually his business went bankrupt . My dad busted his ass trying to save the failing business , and without the help of my grandparents , I don ' t know what would have happened to us . He currently works as a manager at a sales company and worked up from being a salesman . He works long hours and is constantly stressed about money , even though he makes good money , it ' s contingent on the company staying afloat by contracts . They ' ve been teetering for over a decade and my dad is always worried about it . My entire family is in similar positions , and it ' s not helpful to be compared to other boomers . Sadly , they routinely vote against their best interests .