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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always thought that rich was making more than your brother/sister-in-law! Teddy Roosevelt was right though that "comparison is the thief of joy" and who we compare ourselves to matters as the following articles attest:

https://petetheplanner.com/comparison-is-a-costly-habit/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/multiple-choice/201903/is-comparison-really-the-thief-joy
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I think social media has had a huge impact on this since you're no longer comparing yourself to your neighbors but to the proverbial Kardashians and others online through a neverending stream of posts and articles showing others having their "best life."[/b]

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This! Husband and I grew up in lower middle class families. Went to public school, took one vacation a year close by to the OBX or went camping. We got our groceries from Walmart and celebrated birthdays at Chili’s. We are a young couple with a HHI of 400k now which will continue to grow. Our lifestyle has changed designer shoes and clothes, trips to Europe, and skiing in Colorado, shopping at Whole Foods and never checking prices. Eating out at fancy restaurants once a week. We don’t have kids yet, but when we do I’m sure we will put them in private. We are constantly surrounded by people trying to be better than the next person...showing off vacations on social media....posting pics of them drinking champagne in Cartier bracelets. This world is focused on materialism and who has the best/ who is the happiest/ prettiest.  When you make more you spend more to “keep up”. Hubby is surrounded by people at work who make 1 mil +. We go on vacations with them and it can be hard to feel like we “fit in”[/quote]

You sound insecure and utterly ridiculous dear. [/quote]

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