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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is such a silly thread.  If travelling to many countries makes you a have, then refugees are haves.  I'd also like to see a list of exactly what these 30 countries are, where the family stayed in each (hotel?  resort?  homestay?) and how old the kids were.  We've traveled a lot with our kids, and they can't remember a thing about the places we went when they were little.

To me, a have is a person who doesn't have to work to live a reasonable lifestyle.  I make 200k a year (after taxes) off of my investments and haven't worked in years.  I can't do anything in the world that I want, but I sure can do a lot.  I'm definitely a have.  [/quote]

[b]The consensus seems to be that $200K in the DMV is not “have” territory, but I guess since you could always get a job, maybe that qualifies.[/b] [/quote]

Maybe for raising a family in DC.  But we've already done that.  Our kids are raised and gone, we have no mortgage, and I stopped working 15 years earlier than the norm.  $200k after taxes in DC requires earning nearly $300k before taxes (federal, state, social security, etc.).  For a couple living in the DC area with $200k after taxes, no kids, and no mortgage, I think we qualify as "haves."[/quote]

Our HHI is around $200k- pretax including bonus, we have two children in college. We have been able to save for a great retirement and pay for our children's college.  We are most definitely in the haves category.  [/quote]

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