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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I are in our late twenties and make almost $300k combined. We live in a two bedroom apartment, have no furniture, drive used Hyundais, and don't take vacations - we work all the time. Working makes us happy. The few friends we have would probably shit bricks if we knew how much money we were sitting on.

"Hiding" our income is probably easier due to our ages. (We don't think of it as hiding - we are just not spenders.) At some point, I guess we will probably stretch out legs a bit financially.[/quote]

I am similar.  Make about $300k, live in an apartment, drive an old car, rarely go on vacation.  I don't tell people I'm a doctor if I can avoid it.  Instead, I just say I work in a hospital.  Most people just assume I am a nurse since I'm a woman and look really young.  [/quote]

Haha, this sounds exactly like me except we take nice vacations, and my husband always makes fun of me for not wanting to expose my job.  We're comfortable but far from rich but we're probably in a better position than most of our family members.  Trust me, once people know what you do and assume how much you make, they want you to just give or spend your money on them.  We've gotten requests to pay off a family member's 5 figure debt, pay for clothes that my mother want to buy for my kids, pay for SIL rent, etc.  Meanwhile, I still have student loans, a mortgage, and two little ones in daycare.  It's insane, money and relationship with most people don't mix.  I'm just glad I have a few close friends who have been true friends for a long time.[/quote]

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