Luxuries:

- a regular, hired housekeeper (monthly)

- lawn service (weekly lawn mowing)

- regular, major home improvements (new kitchen, roof, remodeling)

Anonymous wrote:Walking to the grocery store because you simply cannot abide having to freeze some chicken.

Owning a Vitamix, a Sodastream, and a Nespresso.

Not wearing make-up.

Not wearing make-up?? I don't get it. How is that a status symbol?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SAHMS period.

That is just silly. Plenty of people without a lot of money SAH.

But the thread title is unintentional status symbols. They could work most anywhere, but don't need to work anywhere. It is an unintentional announcement of the status of the family (or HHI, rather).

I just don't follow your logic. I SAH because I was a teacher and teachers barely earn more than nannies in this town. Any daycare center or nanny would have taken the vast majority of my earnings. Thus I feel like in my case staying at home is indicative of how little earning potential I have.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SAHMS period.

That is just silly. Plenty of people without a lot of money SAH.

But the thread title is unintentional status symbols. They could work most anywhere, but don't need to work anywhere. It is an unintentional announcement of the status of the family (or HHI, rather).

Anonymous wrote:Stupidly expensive strollers. Bonus of you have more than one for whatever scenario you and Larliandra may find yourselves in.

Does this include BOB running strollers?

Anonymous wrote:Stupidly expensive strollers. Bonus of you have more than one for whatever scenario you and Larliandra may find yourselves in.

I had a stupidly expensive stroller. It was a hand me down from a friends boss. I'm poor as dirt.

Walking to the grocery store because you simply cannot abide having to freeze some chicken.

Owning a Vitamix, a Sodastream, and a Nespresso.

Not wearing make-up.

Anonymous wrote:Stupidly expensive strollers. Bonus of you have more than one for whatever scenario you and Larliandra may find yourselves in.

I think Bugaboos and Orbits are intentional status symbols.

Stupidly expensive strollers. Bonus of you have more than one for whatever scenario you and Larliandra may find yourselves in.

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Anonymous wrote:4+ kids
Highly educated stay at home mothers

What is highly educated? MD or JD or PhD?

Professional degree or PhD. But what I was really getting at is mother who had a high salary before quitting.

Anonymous wrote:SAHMS period.

That is just silly. Plenty of people without a lot of money SAH.

Anonymous wrote:4+ kids
Highly educated stay at home mothers

What is highly educated? MD or JD or PhD?

SAHMS period.

4+ kids
Highly educated stay at home mothers

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