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[quote=Anonymous]What Middle Class in DMV Means to Me:

1. You live in Burke. One parent commutes into a job near L'Enfant Plaza, the other has a local job like teacher or nurse.

2. You live in a townhouse zoned for Lake Braddock even though you wish you could afford West Springfield. (Even though you could afford a SFH in North Springfield, you would never.)

3. You can afford to visit the doctor when sick and go to the emergency room when needed, even if inwardly you grump about the co-pays. Everyone has access to dental care and orthodontia, if needed.

4. Your big summer entertainment is a local pool membership. You visit family on vacation and sometimes you go to the beach, like OBX or Florida if a family member has a condo down there.

At some point you will splurge on a big overseas vacation, maybe Paris to reward the kids for getting a 4 on the AP French exam. (Realistically, with college costs looming, it will probably be Montreal.)

5. Your kids know can go to any in-state school and get help from you, but they will need to take out loans totaling 50k or less.

6. Your kids work from the age of 14--lifeguard, babysitting, camp counselor, etc. This is for pocket money like going out with friends and trendy clothes. You pay for all their school fees.

7. You have two crappy cars, which you increase to three when the oldest gets their license and needs to drive to their job and extracurriculars.

8. You and your spouse are able to save for retirement and will have a comfortable retirement, possibly moving to a lower COL area after the last kid finishes college.

9. You hope that your efforts will lead to your kids jumping up a social class to the Upper Middle Class, where they will join country clubs, drive luxury vehicles, vacation abroad, take up skiing, and buy a McMansion in Falls Church City. [/quote]

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