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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And frankly I don't think OP mischaracterized some of the arguments on here.  She may not be speaking for you PP but I've seen plenty of posts where folks state they are living paycheck to paycheck on very high HHI.  Or that they feel "poor". [/quote]

I haven't posted that before but I could have. We're living paycheck to paycheck on $150k+. We have $2500 student loan payments each month, and in a couple years when those are paid off, then that money will go to savings and other debt. But we're happy, living well, and not complaining.

I don't think OP has quite figured out how to afford kids, but she'll do what we all do when that time comes, and figure it out.[/quote]

OP doesn't have student loan debt like you because she had family help, so she can't empathize with the fact that people with higher incomes than her may have more expenses.  But she knows it all and is doing better than you.[/quote]
+1 Yep, OP knows it all, and anyone who isn't living like her is just doing life wrong.[/quote]

You simply can't give OP any credit can you?   You have to admit there are tons of people with student loans or people complaining about childcare costs that have iPhones, dine out frequently, live alone or in a fancy apartment, drive to work, etc.  I know many myself!  Truth is if many lived this way they could pay off their debt much much faster and/or not live paycheck to paycheck.  [/quote]
But you are assuming that paying off debt faster is everyone's priority- it isnt. Many people would prefer a different lifestyle and to pay off debt at a slower rate. That's not any better or worse than the OP's way, so I just can't act like she is Moses bringing word of how people are 'supposed' to live.[/quote]

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