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[quote=Anonymous]It's likely that incomes are higher than you realize. You're making 225k, your neighbors could be making 300k. I realize that's "only" 75k, but that sort of difference helps a lot when it comes to being able to splurge on luxury cars, vacations, home renovations etc. and it makes you feel like you have cash in your pocket even after all the retirement savings etc. is taken out of your paycheck.

A staggering number of Americans are paycheck to paycheck or even beyond their means. It's not like those statistics don't apply to DC families. I know people who will do anything to buy the right house and car, even if it means that they don't start funding a 401k into their 30s -- true story.

A lot of SAHMs here were in fact in biglaw before staying home. 5 yrs in biglaw, or even 2-3 yrs gets you started with a really nice nest egg esp if you lived below your means, saved/invested it all, and didn't have law school debt.

And then as others mentioned -- family help.

So your really don't know what anyone's situation is, so don't worry about it and try not to compare.[/quote]

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