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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think everyone who hates McMansions and that 'lifestyle' secretly wants a 5,000sf house in Bethesda and a Range Rover[/quote]

I can happily disabuse you of that notion. I want none of that. So there ya go.[/quote]

You couldn't pay me to live in Bethesda or drive a Range Rover.  [/quote]

Rightttt  :roll: [/quote]

This is so funny that people can't believe this.

My parents were millionaires when I was a kid.  self-made businessman, family-owned business

When they were looking to build (b/c he was also a builder before he learned another trade), they searched through Potomac.  Both HATED it and opted to build in Silver Spring, which is where I grew up.

beautiful homes - but a normal size and well built

You'd never know how much money they had.

Material items are shit, folks.  They mean nothing.

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My family is much the same. Self made multimillionaires. We clipped coupons, shopped at Goodwill sometimes (for me it was mostly hand-me-downs), and cleaned up after ourselves. We had chores - real chores, real responsibilities - not just "did you make your bed?" We lived in a comfortable, but humble home, and you'd never know how much money they had - I had no idea until they died, and was flabbergasted.

Believe me, I have absolutely no desire to live in a big house, or own a fancy car, even though I could quite easily afford it. More is not necessarily better, and material items get phased out for more "new, better" stuff. Just stuff.

I feel like those who lust over big houses, expensive cars, and the perfect everything, are self-medicating some weird insecurity with things and stuff. Those things don't make you who you are. [/quote]

I never really understand the cheap mindset. Why would your parents become millionaires if they wanted a blue collar lifestyle, why not enjoy your money while you are alive rather than surprising everyone when you are dead  :?: [/quote]

We're just from very different family mindsets. I've never really understand the gluttonous, wasteful mindset.

For us, we'd rather take nice trips and vacations. Or pay for college. Or quality food. Experiences were worth spending money on. Things? Fancy things that weren't necessary? Not so much. I'm really grateful for the attitude my parents instilled in us, and truly, I would absolutely never desire the 5,000 sq. foot house or Mercedes/Lexus/Etc SUV. [/quote]

If your parents had a 7 figure HHI as you claimed, Why not do both?[/quote]

It's a matter of personal value. There's none to be found in an unnecessarily large house, with a lot of wasted space (the difference between a house, and a home). And what exactly is the point in a luxury car? Does it really serve a practical purpose, besides image?

Vacations, trips, explorations, college, food, all provide a value that can't be matched. [/quote]

Luxury cars are far superior in almost every respect.[/quote]

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