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[quote=Anonymous]I have to say that I just feel kind of sick reading these. Its like watching a car wreck--can't turn away, but I know I should.

We are in our 40s, with 2 kids, and just hit 150k. We dont have a lot saved for college, we don't have a fancy or big house, we have 1 10 year old car. But I feel fortunate when compared to so many people, just not the folks on DCUM.

I also am not sure you can equate number of years spent in higher education with amount of money (eg doctors versus lawyers versus running your own business, etc). And then there is the issue of job satisfaction. Sure, corporate lawyers make a lot of money. I went and got a PhD in the humanities which took me out of the work force for a long time and now I"m in a non profit field. I suppose if at the time I had kids, I might have taken a different path to build a more secure financial future, but I am doing something that I enjoy and I believe is contributing a little bit in a positive way. I've got a wonderful job, as does my husband, who is in a creative field. So, maybe we traded financial security for intellectual and spiritual satisfaction. But we still have enough to live and raise our kids decently and hopefully with good values.

all that being said, yes, there is a big part of me that is envious. I think it's probably a normal reaction, but i don't like feeling that way. [/quote]

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