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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you come across the families that charter private jets yet?  Or fly first class five times per year?  Try explaining that to a young teen.  OP, many of these families live in the old houses, and bought for relatively nothing (compared to the last ten years or so), so their two paycheck household spends a great sum on travel.  It is the same crowd that can or does afford private school, with more than a little help from the grandparents. [/quote]

Yes, some families have private jets and yachts.  This was the case at the private school my kids went to in middle school.  If the families were not going to Europe or skying in Utah or Wyoming for spring break, the school sponsored a trip to Europe, either Italy or Greece, for students at a cost of $3500 on top of tuition.  In the summer, the school scheduled a trip to Costa Rica.  The spring breaks were long and I wondered why they were over two weeks long and a parent told me it was so families had enough time to visit their relatives in Europe.  WTH?!?  And, we were paying $40K tuition for these long breaks and intermittent days off.  Another family wanted enough time to sail on their yacht.  I’m dead serious.  After middle school, we were out of there.  OP, it is the DC metro area where there are families who have enormous wealth.  For once we are not going away for spring break and I’m glad.  [/quote]

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