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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH comes from an upper middle class to wealthy family in DC.  We've felt a little bit (even subconsciously) like we had to maintain the lifestyle in which he grew up. We also wanted to, but it's getting tougher and tougher and I feel like it's keeping "up with the jone's' but instead of the jone's it's his background and family. The result is feeling like we can only live in certain neighborhoods (NW Dc and close in MC)  must continue  sending kids to private school, be members of the country club etc. If we had more money I wouldn't mind so much but our budget is too tight.

Anybody else in this situation? I don't need to hear about how dumb it is to feel this way and how I shouldn't worry what others think. I'd love to hear from people who have experienced this and whether they bucked the system or just went along with it.[/quote]

OP, everyone I know (including myself) in this situation is split halfway between bucking the system and going along with it.  We've all cut back in some ways from what our parents had/did, but we're stretched farther than they were, or we're saving less.

I see some couples doing a better job of budgeting/living sustainably than others.[/quote]

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