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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up LMC/MC and I am always embarrassed to have people over to our house. Except for other friends in the immediate neighborhood, our house is much bigger and more expensive than anyone else’s I know, and it makes me super uncomfortable.  We totally don’t have expensive tastes in furnishings, DH and I both wear clothes we’ve had for decades if they’re still comfy, and we don’t have fancy cars. It’s just the house. I think maybe it makes me more uncomfortable because people who know us don’t expect it?[/quote]

I'm sort of in the same position.  We're pretty conservative on many things, but we did splurge for a custom build home a few years ago.  Splurge may be the wrong word since we'll get every dollar out of it we spent, so it was more an asset allocation decision that a spending decision.  It does make me a bit uncomfortable when old friends come through town and see the house.  Also, in the age of Zillow, anyone with your address can look up your home value, and I know several folks who make a habit of doing that that.[/quote]

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