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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious. Our HHI income is between 100k and 140k any given year (I own my own business so it varies a bit). [b]We are happy with our income[/b] and live within our means, but between our friends who we know make a lot more than us and the huge numbers people throw around on DCUM, I sometimes wonder if there are any people out there in our income bracket. We are married, one kid, own our home, one car. Our families don't have money but thankfully don't need us to provide for them (yet). We have some school debt but it's manageable. [b]We both attended elite schools[/b] on scholarship, and both chose to go into public interest (government jobs and non-profit work).

Is this unusual on here? I consider us pretty squarely middle class. Our kid will go to public school, like we did, but we are saving for college so she has some options down the road. We both contribute to 401k's and we think we should be okay in retirement between that, other savings, and the option of selling our home and moving somewhere less expensive.

The way our friends and people on DCUM talk, sometimes I feel like we are broke. Surely there are more people like us out there? I'm starting to think being middle class is an anomaly in DC.[/quote]

1. if you were you would not be asking
2. How did this happen? You attended "elite" schools and only have 120K to show for it.  Basket weaving degree? I'm guessing you don't come from much so you never got guidance. You could drive a truck for the same amount of money.

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LOL. Only "low earner" would have time to comment on DCUM at 8 o'clock in the morning.
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