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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have to be on Capitol Hill? Why not anacostia or Shaw or even silver spring? I’m not suggesting you move to Kentucky but some of this is exactly what you mentioned- you’re I the hill so of course there are going to be stark differences. That in and of itself slightly makes me think you do want be part of a higher class which you can not reach. You seem practical but also a little delusional about your situation. I say that while congratulating you on being a great mom but do you have to be on Capitol Hill? What’s so glamorous about it? [/quote]

NP and I have lived in both Shaw and SS and you’re not going to pay less than $1450 for a one bedroom. OP has a fine deal in a convenient location.

OP, you’re doing great. Until a few months ago (the first 6 years of my kid’s life), our HHI in DC was $100k— one kid and two adults, I'd say roughly equivalent to yours in terms of disposable income since we have one more person. We were FINE. No, we weren’t saving a ton, but we were really okay. It’s always nice to have more, but we were solidly middle class! Don’t listen to DCUM, where I’ve heard $300k HHI is “not wealthy” and 10,000 sq ft is “not a mansion.” We now make a bit more, but at $140k I feel completely rich, just swimming in money— and give a chunk of it away. I do not understand people who think life is not worth living under half a million a year. [/quote]

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