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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are the millionaires next door and you can be sure we don't talk about it -- except to the other ones.[/quote]

LOL. That's not what she's asking about. She's asking about people who are CONSPICUOUS in their consumption and how they can afford that on jobs that likely don't pay much. In other words, people unlike yourselves.[/quote]

I would not trust that the humble brags have a nest egg and lack of bills, that is for certain!

Op, worry more about yourself.  Seriously.  There is no secret to spending your way into a hole.  There are many secrets to not doing so.

Most of the self proclaimed "Millionaires Next Door" are not, so be careful.

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OP doesn't seem worried so much as curious. I would be, too. I have in laws that I marvel at the spending of, but I'm not worried. Just intrigued at the different values.

OP, in my hometown my family was peripherally friends with this other family that would have made roughly the same amount as us, but their kids had every enrichment possible because it was important to the parents that the kids be fluent in a second language, proficient at an instrument, active in school activities, etc. The parents did it by mortgaging the house and going into credit card debt up to their eyeballs. Their youngest is now 36 and they're still paying it down. So if it isn't family money or family paying for things, that's another thought.[/quote]

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