Reply #3: Yes, and it is done on these forums too.

[Skidmore]

We've cared for our parents and raised our children and sometimes our grandchildren these days. I have friends with grown children back at home with their children in tow, all being supported by the wages or retirement money my friends bring in. We voluntarily paid extra into Social Security so that it would be available to us when we needed it. Our retirement plans have been nibbled away or sucked up entirely by banks and funds.