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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and I make ~$500,000 a year, and to be honest, I  would love to live in NWDC if I could afford it.  But I don't believe we can.  With two young children, I honestly believe it would be downright irresponsible for us to live anywhere in DC unless we had a dedicated trust fund or other certain source of money to pay for private school through high school -- which we do not.  We do not intend to become golden handcuffed to our jobs, nor can we be certain what the future holds, income-wise.  Having excellent public schools is simply a requirement for us.  So we are grateful to be able to afford our lovely, close-in Arlington neighborhood (Maywood) with wonderful neighbors and great bus service. Not to mention our outstanding county services.  So I am certainly not one to "trash" NWDC -- if price were truly no object, I would be there in a heartbeat, and I did live there for many years before kids.  But I am perfectly comfortable in my belief that, despite a handful of good elementaries, the public school system there is unacceptable, period.[/quote]

While I certainly think you could afford to live in NWDC with that HHI (I mean, seriously, I think you could live just about anywhere with that income), I do respect your thinking in not wanting to be handcuffed to/dependent on your current jobs in order to maintain that lifestyle. My DH and I are of the same thinking, although we are closer to the $220K income range.  We live in an area with decent schools (although probably not acceptable by DCUM standards) and I love our neighborhood but if we wanted to, we could probably afford a "better" neighborhood.  Honestly, what you said is just my issue--I don't want to be stuck with some huge mortgage and have to work all the time just to keep up and then STILL have to send my kids to private school.  I don't SAH but if I wanted to for a bit or if I wanted to switch jobs/careers, I would rather have that option than to have to struggle and stay in a job I don't like and be miserable.  And for what, to live in NWDC?  Or Bethesda?  Or McLean?  None of those areas, while all are very nice, are worth it to me if I have to feel stuck in a situation because of money.  Now if I won the lottery.....hell, who am I kidding?  If I won the lottery, I'd be on the beach in Tahiti, not here.[/quote]

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