Why don't rich people realize that they are rich?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The answer to the original question is simple. In DC, high earners don't get to live like they are rich.

Just like in DC midddle earners don't get to live like they're middle class (ever seen how the middle class lives in Wisconsin, Ohio, or Nevada? Way better than us, shorter commutes, bigger houses, less stress, shorter grocery lines...)

The high earners in DC don't get big houses or live in servants. They have to compete for spots at the best schools and wait on long country club waitlists, etc. It's not a bad life, but it's not as fun as it it to be rich in Raleigh or Nashville, or Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz CA?? It's way more expensive to live in Santa Cruz.

And really, DC isn't that expensive. It's cost of living is about average for the country. It's just that most of the people on this board only consider "DC" to be parts of NW and a few small areas of MD and VA which are more expensive due to housing costs.

Compared to all 50 states minus NY, Chicago, and a few other large cities DC has an outrageous cost of living.

[Anonymous]

My point about Santa Cruz was that it was fun, not cheap.

[Anonymous]

I actually was rich-then I got my BGE bill. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.