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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not think i am, but people who have less money than me think I am. And people who have more money than me don't think I"m rich. But mostly no one thinks about me at all.

HHI 350k / lawyer
NW 5M
House: 1.2M[/quote]
+1 rich is a relative term.

We have a net worth of I think like $4.5mil, including our house with an equity of $900K.

But, my spouse is 60 and was forced to retire due to ageism.  My income is $170K.  I have one kid in college and another about to start.  We've had private insurance before, and I know that it is super expensive, especially as you get older.

So, while to many we look rich, I don't feel rich because I could also lose my job at any moment, and if that happens, we would have to buy private health insurance for the four of us.  And of course, we still have to (want to) pay for college.

We won't hurt for money, for sure, but it won't be a rich lifestyle. We don't eat out much, and if we do, it's not to some place expensive.  We don't buy name brand things, and we drive normal cars. Our only splurge is international vacations every other year.

We do feel fortunate (I grew up with nothing), but not "rich".[/quote]

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