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[quote=Anonymous]I swear, not all of us with high HHI are snobs.  DH and I went from both working at nonprofits and counting every penny to DH getting VERY lucky in his career -- HHI of about $600K, $4 million invested in various places, and 529 as funded as it can be for our one-year-old DD.  However, I have watched my parents' income level change dramatically multiple times, so I know how quickly good fortunes can change.  I also do NOT want my kids to become the spoiled, mean kids who make fun of other kids for wearing clothing from thrift stores (or Target or Payless).

Thus, I am not cheap, but I try to be thrifty because it seems sensible in light of what I've seen and the example I want to set for my DD.  I love clothes, and our one-year-old DD has super cute, high-quality stuff.  However, I can count on one hand the things for which I have paid full price (sales, Zulily), have tons of hand-me-downs from friends (including DD's crib), and absolutely would shop at thrift/consignment stores if I had time to go to actual stores these days.  The fact that I don't do so has nothing to do with thinking they're "dirty."

It's not like my way is the right way, though, and other people in my situation probably operate differently and raise lovely kids.  However, judging people based on how they shop and going out of your way to make them feel "dirty" because they are thrifty, want their kids to be raised without a sense of entitlement, are environmentally conscious, like finding funky stuff, or have no other choice is just trite and sad.

Also, for those of you who donate stuff, here's a handy website for figuring out who takes what:

http://www.charitychoices.com/whoaccepts.asp
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