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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody is saying that $250K is poor, or that it doesn't afford a lot of flexibility.  Just that it's not rich.

I made $18K at my first job out of college and my salary didn't beat my age until I earned $27K when I was 24.  I recall a time when an extra $10K would have made a real difference in my quality of life.  I have a lot more flexibility now, with no debts other than student loans and the mortgage, and I can do things like have my car serviced regularly, save for retirement and kids' college, take a vacation, or take a $5K hit for a new air conditioner if necessary.  But those things hardly describe "wealth" or being "rich."

What people don't seem to understand is that for a family of four, $250K is like taking Motrin every day.  It helps with the minor aches and pains and even some tough headaches, but it doesn't get you high.[/quote]

Oh, good grief. Let's face it, folks, "rich" is a term that doesn't have any real meaning because everyone has their own definition.  "Rich" doesn't necessarily mean that Robin Leach is coming to your house to put you on TV so we can oooh and aaaaah at your 12 swimming pools and fleet of yachts.   Whether or not you "feel" like you're "rich" is completely irrelevant.  You are affluent.  You are in the top 3% of wage earners. You are not, as the original poster claims, "down and out."

Why is that so hard to understand?[/quote]

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