<$100,000 and don't feel poor

[Anonymous]

I live in a great neighborhood in close in pg county (house is a small 4 bedroom but I can afford the $1200/ mortgage). Have a solid job (fed). My kids are in good schools (daughter did private for elem and now both in public). One does travel soccer and plays piano. The other dances and plays saxaphone. Both are smart and healthy. I drive a used Mazda 5 which I love. We enjoy vacations and outings to cultural activities... I put $600/month into college savings....
I just wonder, how could I not feel rich?

[Anonymous]

Pg county

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in a great neighborhood in close in pg county (house is a small 4 bedroom but I can afford the $1200/ mortgage). Have a solid job (fed). My kids are in good schools (daughter did private for elem and now both in public). One does travel soccer and plays piano. The other dances and plays saxaphone. Both are smart and healthy. I drive a used Mazda 5 which I love. We enjoy vacations and outings to cultural activities... I put $600/month into college savings....
I just wonder, how could I not feel rich?

I'm with you, OP. I don't feel poor at all either. We make about 120K and have a small 3 br close in Virginia with a $2500/mo mortgage. Excellent elementary school for one little girl and another on the way. We belong to our community pool, we go to Florida once or twice a year (to visit relatives & sometimes go to Disney) and recently bought a pre owned Subaru Forester with only 30,000 miles on it. We usually shop at Safeway for dinner (we loved that they used to have Military Mondays, and the gas discounts) but occasionally we shop at Whole Foods and /or eat out. We put a couple hundred dollars away each month for the kids' future, but other than wishing that $ amount could be more, I can't imagine what more could we want?! Life is good!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a great neighborhood in close in pg county (house is a small 4 bedroom but I can afford the $1200/ mortgage). Have a solid job (fed). My kids are in good schools (daughter did private for elem and now both in public). One does travel soccer and plays piano. The other dances and plays saxaphone. Both are smart and healthy. I drive a used Mazda 5 which I love. We enjoy vacations and outings to cultural activities... I put $600/month into college savings....
I just wonder, how could I not feel rich?

I'm with you, OP. I don't feel poor at all either. We make about 120K and have a small 3 br close in Virginia with a $2500/mo mortgage. Excellent elementary school for one little girl and another on the way. We belong to our community pool, we go to Florida once or twice a year (to visit relatives & sometimes go to Disney) and recently bought a pre owned Subaru Forester with only 30,000 miles on it. We usually shop at Safeway for dinner (we loved that they used to have Military Mondays, and the gas discounts) but occasionally we shop at Whole Foods and /or eat out. We put a couple hundred dollars away each month for the kids' future, but other than wishing that $ amount could be more, I can't imagine what more could we want?! Life is good!

Oh, and I forgot to add, good health insurance! Thank God for that. We have definitely made use of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pg county

What does that mean?

[Anonymous]

I make 80k. No kids. Feel pretty well off. Would like student loans to be paid off, though.

[Anonymous]

You guys don't feel poor because you're not even close to poor. What the hell is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Op here, I'm not sure what's wrong with me, but I was just wondering about all the people who can't feel happy who, apparently make a lot more than I do. I think $70,000 seems pretty low for this area. (Oh and I'm super happy in pg county. No need to be snooty!!!)

[Anonymous]

How do you determine your school is good?

[Anonymous]

Children happy, learning, making close friends, doing creative and challenging curriculum with energetic and engaged teachers. How do you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You guys don't feel poor because you're not even close to poor. What the hell is wrong with you?

Well that is the point. On this board people are complaining that life is rough at $250k a year!! I mean c'mon people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pg county

What does that mean?

It means most DCUMers will pay twice as much for an address they think will impress. They do the same thing with cars and coffee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in a great neighborhood in close in pg county (house is a small 4 bedroom but I can afford the $1200/ mortgage). Have a solid job (fed). My kids are in good schools (daughter did private for elem and now both in public). One does travel soccer and plays piano. The other dances and plays saxaphone. Both are smart and healthy. I drive a used Mazda 5 which I love. We enjoy vacations and outings to cultural activities... I put $600/month into college savings....
I just wonder, how could I not feel rich?

Cut Netflix. Get a cheaper cell phone plan. Oh…wait.

[Anonymous]

Who are people trying to impress? Each other? What a circle jerk.

[Anonymous]

I can spot several things in the long list of amenities posted by PPs that I wouldn't personally want. To switch them out would cost enough that < $100,000 wouldn't cut it.

I am happy for you guys, though. Truly. My sister is deliriously content in a lifestyle I couldn't handle, and I am thrilled to see her so happy. To see her ahoy makes me happy, I mean it. That doesn't mean I'd wish it switch out my address, say, for op's.