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[quote=Anonymous]We make enough money that we can't really spend more than we have. I recently scratched my head at our monthly credit card bill. We spent $22k, which was higher than normal but basically was the result of some high bills and then indulges (eg, we spent about 4k on fancy wine for the holidays).  I was annoyed that we had a month of dumb spending that didn't move us forward financially. But it doesn't actually affect us negatively; we just paid the bill and committed to be more prudent.

I recognize that we are, by income, rich. I don't really consider us upper class or upper middle class because those classes come with a certain aesthetic and value system that we don't really adhere to.  I'm not really political progressive, for example, and I'm not concerned about my kids getting into the schools favored by the UMC. I will enjoy things that you're not allowed to if you're UMC. For example, I've been on a Carnival Cruise and found it fun and delightfully corny. And while many people refuse to eat at a chain restaurant, I enjoy them (I rarely go to them, tbh, but if you asked my opinion of Texas Roadhouse or the Cheesecake Factory, for example, it wouldn't pass the UMC test.)  So I don't find it at all ironic that millionaires don't see themselves as UMC, because I (millionaire) agree with that, since my sort of general life outlook is considered downwardly mobile by that set. 
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