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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am stunned by the number of posters who've come out of the woodwork to lament that they make $250,000 but are not rich. No one here said you were rich. But you are very comfortable. The bellyaching about not being more comfortable is just plain bizarre. Do you expect folks who make much less than you to empathize? [/quote]

No but we don't except to hear you bitch about us. What is comfortable? I work 50-60 hours weeks, my wife works 40-50 hour weeks, and its not like we are RICH or comfortable we do what we need to make that amount of money and it doesnt buy you much in this area.[/quote]

Words fail.  Hug your family and please start feeling grateful for all that you have.

You are right, $250 is not rich in this area, but it beats the hell out of my current scenario.  I've posted before and I'll do it again.  Two educated parents (expensive grad degrees to boot) from educated families.  We have three kids.  Bought a house we could afford when we had a HHI of $160+.  Two older cars (paid for), one week at the beach a year for our vacation, the occasional dinner out.  No shopping as a recreation, just clothes and household items as we needed them.  [b]Had a bi-weekly cleaning person, a monthly lawn guy, piano lessons for the kids.  Nothing extravagant, but all the normal trappings of a middle class life. [/b] Fast forward three years and DH is unemployed and I am working part time in retail. Savings gone.  Poof.  We currently bring in $1,600 per month.  That's it.  Our credit is shot, we are on food stamps, have no health insurance, and are desperately trying to keep our house.  Is this our fault?  Bad luck?  We thought we were being prudent, thoughtful, and tried to make sound fiscal decisions.  We have been knocked down to a level we couldn't fathom before.

Did I ever in a million years think this would be my life? NEVER.  I would love for my DH or myself to be able to work a 50 hour work week again so that we could get back on our feet.  We are the 99%.  And for those of you who think you aren't - you could be.  So you may not be able to buy as much as you would like with your current salary of $250 per year, but trust me, things are much much worse for many people.[/quote]

Totally feel sorry for this pp. What a terrible situation. BUT, having a cleaning lady and lawn guy is NOT middle class. In DC, there is so much money that it is really easy to think that that kind of lifestyle is normal! Someone who can afford to outsource most household work is not middle class. It is not filthy rich, but, in most parts of the country, would not be considered middle class.[/quote]

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