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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am surprised by the hostility displayed in this thread towards the genteel “poor.” I can give an example close to home. My husband and I are pretty cultured and sophisticated. I have an Ivy League degree in English Lit and biology and he has a bachelors and a Masters in Arabic studies. Together we make about 250k-300k a year and this is our recent HHI.

I grew up living in Europe and the Middle East due to my parents being diplomats and speak multiple languages. I have sat in small village schools teaching girls to read and dined and wined heads of states. I have friends across the globe even now. My husband went to a local private and speaks French and Arabic. He has traveled the world extensively. When we travel together we love to go to museums and historical sites. In fact we can spend a whole day in a museum and it gives us unparalleled joy. We live in a small apartment filled with books on history, art, art history, business and  mathematics. We cook delicious healthy food based on recipes from Asia, the Middle East and France. We live in a close-in suburb but so far cannot afford a nice house in a desirable zip code so a rented apartment is our compromise.

We spend most of our money on organic foods and international travel. We also like to dine out at nice restaurants and occasionally splurge on designer shoes and purses.

We have relatives who are materiality wealthier than we are but they spend their money going to fancy expensive resorts and laying on the beach and like to read the latest best seller. They enjoy buying the newest shiniest gadgets and have outfitted their expensive large single family homes with material goods. They think to be sophisticated is buy the next most expensive thing.

Money doesn’t buy sophistication or class. [/quote]

Um, spending all your money on trips and clothes and dining doesn't make you classy.  There's drug dealers who do that.  You must not have children who need private space with friends.

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