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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many people have wondered (out loud, right to me, in front of my kids even) how I afford things since I'm a SAHM and my boyfriend is a bartender (he owns several bars).

Here's what they don't know:
1. I worked as a child/teen/young adult as a model and saved every bit
2. I actually work from home in a new career but just don't talk about it much
3. The boyfriend's parents are well off and will pay for pretty much anything for the kids, plus his grandparents left him a trust
4. The mistake of thinking my boyfriend is "just a bartender."[/quote]

This is the most common mistake I think people make in judging other's financial situation. One has no clue what is going on beyond someone else's doorstep, but they cannot help craning their neck to see what they can find. The idea that it is just "curiosity" or that the nosey Nellies aren't jealous is total bullshit. They need to hope beyond hope that you are up to your eyeballs in debt and have no 401(k) and are one Louis Vuitton handbag away from bankruptcy. Otherwise, it just isn't fair that they have to work so hard and can't have everything that you do. They went to a top 10 liberal arts college and saved for a down payment and eat beans 3 times a week to have a fully funded 529 and 401(k) and you just lucked into it??? They can't take it. Also, if you have money saved from modeling, you are probably gorgeous which also kills them.

Anyone who is inquiring about what you have or where your income comes from is up to no good. Straight jealousy.[/quote]

+1 Agree with you, PP. [/quote]

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