I do believe that generally sums it up.
I remember my very long hours, at first in a field service job where I didn’t even maintain a home anywhere. I was living out of a suitcase for five years. Then especially doing a nighttime masters degree. 100 hour weeks between work and school were the norm for three long years. It all paid off owning a California Bay Area home when I was 27.
Fortunately, I’ve got three very hard working kids. Two own their houses with their spouses in their early and mid 30s. But no grandkids, yet.
I just turned 61. I am the end of the boomers. I started working at 14. At 16 I was mowing three different lawns. Plus still working at home. We had 5 acres, horses, and my father was an Owner Operator long haul truck driver. So, when he came home we had to work on the truck. I worked throughout college. Mostly doing landscaping and other outdoor physical labor jobs. I never worked in an office until after graduating college.
I made both of my kids WORK around the house. They never got allowance. We trimmed trees. Trimmed bushes. Painted the house. Vacuumed the pool. Mowed the lawn. Shoveled the sidewalk in winter. Snow blowed the driveway. Cut down trees. Burned brush. We built decks, Sheds, a barn, three fences. Planted fruit trees, bushes, grass. We ran electric, installed toilets, plumbing, laid tile, grout, built cabinets, refinished furniture. Maintained the tractor including sharpening blades, changed oil, tune ups.
I remember building a small barn with my son. He asked ME how I learned to do stuff like this? I told him I learned to build things from MY DAD.
The problem with so many kids today is that their parents NEVER made them work around the house. They have no idea how to fix something. They have to hire people to do those things.