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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many more free things are available to the rich who don't need them. I was fortunate to grow up UMC in NJ but I totally noticed this when I arrived in NYC biglaw. My law firm -- free breakfast every morning; lunches at least 2x/wk through some CLE, lunch meeting etc; cookies in the afternoon. All of this is in the "attorneys lounge" -- so not available to the secretaries, support staff, janitors etc. who were living paycheck to paycheck on 40k or less in NYC. We didn't need the free breakfast -- associates can spend $5 on a bagel and coffee; yet for someone who is paycheck to paycheck, that $5/day savings is $25/week that can pay a half a month of electric.[/quote]

This is really true! I remember traveling with my boyfriend in Italy in our early 20s. He travelled a ton for his job, so lots of points, but not a lot of money. We stayed at the Cavalieri in Rome, which at the time was a Hilton property, in this giant suite (points paid for it). Because it was an honors floor, there was free breakfast and coffee, lunch snacks, happy hour snacks, free drinks. Loads of free stuff intended for well-heeled travelers as a convenience or a perk. We called it breakfast and some nights early dinner! :) It was the perfect way to save some $$ for the rest of our trip, where we travelled like normal people in their early 20s (super cheap hotels and lots of pizza :) )[/quote]

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