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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always wonder this. We have a HHI of close to $400K. So by just about any standard we are doing well. Even in NW DC we're in the top 2%. I know we're not middle class. But after we pay our mortgage, save for retirement (2 401ks), save a bit for college (3 kids), pay for our kids' extracurriculars, pay for home repairs and improvements as they come up, etc we live a pretty simple life. We buy clothing at the Gap on sale and only when things wear out, dinners out are at Nando Peri Peri (and maybe twice a year at someplace decent downtown). We can afford to fly to Europe (5 tickets) every other year or so (but we watch fare sales for weeks and we scour the Airbnb listings to find a nice but cheap rental). So while we live a very nice life we're also watching our spending at every turn so that we can afford things like international tickets every year or so. If $400k gets you this, who can afford all those luxuries that surround us here in DC? I sometimes wonder. Are there that many people who just make an infinite amount of money? [/quote] You are middle class, get over it[/quote]
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