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[quote=Anonymous]Years ago, in a reply about push presents, I made this exact same comment about the gap widening in people’s 30s. I surmised that part (but not all!) of the vitrol that push presents get is because it highlights the growing divide on discretionary income as we age. One family is worried about paying for childcare while another is springing for jewelry.

But anyway, 2 thoughts I wanted to add

- I do think some people are naturally longer term thinkers than others on this stuff. I grew up MC and it was VERY clear to me that a passion job earning $65k wasn’t going to fund a lifestyle I wanted in adulthood. I think folks who fall into this trap are very good about projecting 1-3 years into the future, but not 10-15 years. 
- None of my friends pursued pure passion careers, but many intentionally “got off the track” in college or post grad on the unstated assumption that they had done enough to generate a good enough salary + a husband would come along to fill the gap. I can think of 2 friends in particular who did this and, while they wouldn’t admit it, likely thought they had beat the system/the need for more education. They frankly had a better lifestyle than those in law/medicine/business school for sure. What they didn’t bank on was those women finishing school, finally getting high salaries, and marrying men they met in those programs. Once we had kids - let me tell you, I *never* thought something like daycare vs nanny or higher end baby gear could create such a intense divide. I can’t help but think there’s a bit of regret driving the disagreements, as people begin to realize how much incomes are diverging behind the scenes. [/quote]

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