My parents would hardly be considered "wealthy" in their day. My father was in his late 30's/early 40's before his income was barely considered "middle class."
Nonetheless, my parents always encouraged me to do the things to become successful, even if they didn't always know what those things were.
Yes. I should have said “or”, not “and”.
I had a cultural privilege. My parents married before they had children and stayed married all their lives. They taught me to value education, work hard, live within your means, obey the law, respect your country, be courteous to all, love God and give to charities. Nothing racial about it.