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I can relate to this.  It's just very hard to be told that because I make $200K I am a bank for wealth redistribution.  It is further galling that the rate that will be applied to my $200K in DC would be the same as the rate applied to someone making $200K in say, Oklahoma, where the cost of living is significantly less.  [b] Everyone seems to want a piece of me, from repair people to child care providers, all because I live in N. Bethesda[/b].  I know I should be grateful, but it is tiresome to be told I am rich, when I have to count every penny to make sure my kids can go to college because we won't get any aid, because people think I am rich.    Again, if I could make half that and move to Iowa, I would to get away from all the hubbub of DC.  This place is ridiculous.  And, unfortunately, I don't get to leave my work at the office.  It follows me home by virtue of my smartphone.

And, please don't tell me that I don't know what it is like to make virtually nothing in a high priced area.  I spent 4 years in the military in a high priced region of the country knowing what it is like not to afford anything.  What blows my mind is the cost of having kids in this area.  [/quote]

So move to Lanham.  You can buy a similar size house for about 60% of what it costs you in N. Bethesda.  Your mortgage will be less, the child care will be less and you'll have significantly more disposable income.  You'll still have easy access to Metro but it might be easier to get to.  New Carrollton Metro is about the same distance from most of Lanham as White Flint and Grosvenor are to most of N Bethesda.  Orange line instead of Red.  When you see how much of a premium you are paying just to live in Bethesda, then maybe you'll realize how far your money really can go.  You are paying the premium for living in one of the desirable parts of town (e.g. Montgomery County) and that costs money.  You are spending the money to live the richer life style of living in the popular location.

It's really gauche for the people who choose to live in the more affluent and desireable parts of town spending their money for the location and the more expensive COL in those areas crying poverty because they've spent all their money.[/quote]

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