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[quote=Anonymous]I think what UMC looks like varies regionally based on cost of living, but in an average cost of living area the common elements in my mind are: -Suburban SFH with each child in his/her own room -Good to excellent public school, good (but not elite) private, rarely a parochial school -Mix of activities: think swim team, field hockey, travel soccer, music, cross country...lots of variety -Perhaps 2 vacations a year — Caribbean, Mexico, Florida, Hawaii, Western Europe, driving distance beaches/lake/mountain -Assumed that kids will go to college (how exactly it will be paid for varies in UMC circles, but a common narrative in my UMC (Southern, medium cost of living, suburban) upbringing was parents would foot the bill and were able to pay up to whatever the priciest in-state public cost for 4 years -A money-sucking extra depending on family’s interests — could be a modest vacation home/cabin, additional or more exotic vacations, boats, cars[/quote]
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