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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is DC, so being smart and well connected are usually a lot more "prestigious." What makes me happy about being "rich" is that we can give one-third of our income to our favorite causes and candidates. As a result, my DC is comfortable at the White House and the halls of power. I bet my DC knows more MoCs than the typical K Streeter. The behind the scenes tours at the Smithsonian and the zoo are really special.

Our lifestyle means Martha's Vineyard in the summer, Asia in the fall, a warm weather trip in the winter, and Europe for spring break. But, we prefer nice AirBnBs to $1000/night hotels and we only fly first or business on miles. Our vintage Porsche cost less than the Toyota SUV. Yes, we had a nanny when DC was little, but we shared her with another family so we could pay for a more skilled/qualified one than we could otherwise afford. We only hired a housekeeper after the spouse and I argued over the chores. Private school tuition isn't a big deal, but I prefer to have my own cooking for lunch rather than eat out.   We still get most of our books from the library than Amazon. I once had a very expensive watch but after losing it within six months, I've stuck to Timex ever since. Minibar and Komi are great, but I can't eat like that more than twice a year. I'm a regular at fast casual Cava and Sweetgreen.

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Nobody prefers air bnb (really?) to $1000/night hotel.[/quote]

And nobody who donates enough to get their kids comfortable in the White House and "halls of power" has to use a nanny-share.

Clearly a repeating troll coming up with multiple posts.[/quote]

Not sure what's trolling about the post. What's cheap to you might not feel cheap to someone else. And, rich and prestigious are in quotes for a reason.

1) a $1000/night gets a really nice house or apartment on AirBnB in a real neighborhood in any world city as opposed to a two room suite in a business district.

2) A live out nanny with the credentials and experience we wanted cost $70k plus taxes 10 years ago. Nanny sharing with a family down the street made all the sense in the world because we were only paying for child care and it gave DC a playmate.  I couldn't imagine hiring a limited English proficient provider with little or no education at poverty level wages to care for my baby.  Obviously most people don't think nannies need to be educated or speak much English or earn a living wage, but we did.

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