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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is at Norwood. She’s one of the few kids in her class who doesn’t live in a huge house in Bethesda, Potomac, or Chevy Chase.

We went to a party on Saturday at a family’s house. It’s a 7,200 sq ft home. [/quote]

My kids are also at Norwood and we live in one of those houses.

It’s not what this thread is talking about - houses that cost $5M+ in Bethesda/Potomac/CC are small estates with 10,000+ sqft and a guest house. I have a friend who lives in that kind of house and she has multiple staff.

My kids think those houses are big. While there are some kids at Norwood in those houses (probably at most of the schools in the area) it’s not typical. [/quote]

lol ok. Your kids need more perspective. You live in a mansion.

We live in a 3,000 sq ft townhouse. Your kids probably would think we live in a shack. Ironically, our HHI is north of $1 million. We just don’t feel the need to have a ridiculous house.[/quote]

Weird of you to flex a tiny house.  Some of us have bigger needs.[/quote]

No one needs a 5,000+ sq ft house.

It’s wasteful. [/quote]

Some of us absolutely do.  How clueless you are.[/quote]

Explain to me why you have to have a 5,000 sq ft house.[/quote]

Some of us regularly have to entertain large parties as part of our jobs.

Some of us have frequent house guests or multi-generation households.

Some of us have larger houses to more easily avoid family members.[/quote]

Yeah, most of the families I know who have houses that big don’t fit into the top 2 categories. And the third one is just sad.[/quote]

We all want to avoid family members sometimes.  Like when your kids have friends over, or when you have work that needs to get done, or when relatives are visiting.

Sad that non-tiny houses bother people.[/quote]

It’s so wasteful. Also, no one needs a 5,000+ sq ft house to have space from family members.

Lastly: 3,000 sq ft isn’t tiny. If you think it is, you’re delusional. [/quote]

If you have the money and it's your thing, why not.

I'm wealthy, like 20 million.  If I had an extra zero in my net worth I would do a time share on a G-5 Jet, why not.  But I don't have that kind of net worth, so no private jet.  I do have a big house, private schools and multiple European Vacations every year.[/quote]

So in your book, you say “screw it” to anyone else. Private jet that spews crap into the air? Sure.

Big house that you’ll buy lots of crap for, which will eventually go into a landfill? Sure.

It’s all about what you want.[/quote]

Believe in Capitalism and market based incentives.  If you get wealthy within the laws of the US, god bless you.  Spend the money on whatever gives you pleasure within the law.

If you don't like that, change the laws or work hard to get wealthy as well.[/quote]

Or you could consider not spending your money on more crap. But you won’t.[/quote]

Whoever dies with the most toys wins.[/quote]

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