Anonymous wrote:Values are taught at home. So instead of blaming rich doctors or their children, focus on your family. Ask yourself why your DD asked for designer stuff. Could it be that you didn't teach her the values you want her to have? Sorry, but my DD would never ask for designer stuff even if some of her friends have it. She knows that stuff is a waste of money. She knows that people are in need. In fact, she would probably think a fancy device to blow dry hair that costs $600 is also a waste of money.

Anonymous wrote:DD goes to a private school. Most of her friends' are doctors' kids.

Let me tell you about doctors in America. In the rest of the world, a doctor is just middle class, maybe upper middle class. In America doctors are millionaires while people are going bankrupt because of a serious illness.

These doctor's families in DD's have multi million dollar homes, lake houses, other properties, they drive Teslas, fly their 5-6 family members to Europe of every spring, fall, winter and summer breaks. They complain that first class tickets have gotten a bit too expensive.

Anyway, DD's birthday is coming up soon and I was asking her what she wants for her birthday and what other girls get for their birthdays. Mind you, they are 13. DD said they get designer stuff, like her friend got two Louis Vuitton bags for her birthday.

Seriously? Several thousand dollar bags?

I was asking on this forum about buying a Dyson Airwrap for Christmas and everyone said $600 is way too much for a gift for a 13 year old.

This is just a vent. Blows my mind.

Anonymous wrote:I think you're mistaken about how wealthy doctors are. Within a few years out of law school I was making more than my surgeon stepdad.

They probably have family money and being a doctor is mostly a vanity job.

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You are on the wrong board. This is DC Urban moms and dads. A large portion of people you are so jealous of (oh they go to Europe!!) live the same lives as the doctors you describe. And guess what, hardly any of them are saving lives. You would lose your mind here with all the big law, lobbyists, financial services, CEOs that are making way more than specialist physicians. It’s really gross how jealous you are.

1. I asked on DCUM last Christmas if they thought it was appropriate to gift a teen a $600 Dyson Airwrap and there were 6 pages of fuming about how it’s too expensive and kids should not be given such expensive gifts and how even DCUM members with 2 mil HHI would not buy such an expensive gift to their kids.

2. I’m not so much jealous, but more put off because a doctor in any other country in the world does not be make this much money and I’m well aware of middle class families doing fundraisers to pay medical bills.

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OP,

On DCUM, an MD degree is probably the least wealthy terminal degree you can have. DCUM has lobbyists, lawyers, business owners and top executives making 1m+ a year. My friend's BIL is a hedge fund manager working in NYC and living in Miami for tax purposes and he makes *insane* money.

Hang your head in shame that you would hate on just that group that at least does something useful for its fellow human!

Also, either these people are not as rich as you think, or they have other sources of wealth, or perhaps they're one of the rare doctors that own multiple practices... but otherwise, they're not making that kind of money.

You've shown yourself to be extremely provincial and full of hateful ignorance. For shame, OP! You disgust me.

Do you seriously think I was not aware that hedge fund managers make more money? Thanks for educating me.

I’m talking about provincial America and how doctors live very rich. And you are trying to convince me that giving 13 year olds thousands dollar designer purses is not that rich? You poor thing, don’t be so jealous of hedge fund managers.

“Provincial” America? Haha. Doctors aren’t making millions anywhere OP, even specialists. The vast majority of physicians are hospital employees now also. The only ones making millions would be the minority (by far) and have ownership of the endoscopy center, outpatient surgery center, a nursing home, or high end plastics. A doctor salary of 500k in the Midwest maybe seems luxurious, especially compared to a doctors salary of 300k in DC. But neither are living like the Wolf of Wallstreet

500k in a lower COL area buys the lifestyle that OP described. Why does that make you so angry? A 2 doctor household can easily make 600k-1M and that’s a lot of money everywhere in this country.

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OP,

On DCUM, an MD degree is probably the least wealthy terminal degree you can have. DCUM has lobbyists, lawyers, business owners and top executives making 1m+ a year. My friend's BIL is a hedge fund manager working in NYC and living in Miami for tax purposes and he makes *insane* money.

Hang your head in shame that you would hate on just that group that at least does something useful for its fellow human!

Also, either these people are not as rich as you think, or they have other sources of wealth, or perhaps they're one of the rare doctors that own multiple practices... but otherwise, they're not making that kind of money.

You've shown yourself to be extremely provincial and full of hateful ignorance. For shame, OP! You disgust me.

Do you seriously think I was not aware that hedge fund managers make more money? Thanks for educating me.

I’m talking about provincial America and how doctors live very rich. And you are trying to convince me that giving 13 year olds thousands dollar designer purses is not that rich? You poor thing, don’t be so jealous of hedge fund managers.

“Provincial” America? Haha. Doctors aren’t making millions anywhere OP, even specialists. The vast majority of physicians are hospital employees now also. The only ones making millions would be the minority (by far) and have ownership of the endoscopy center, outpatient surgery center, a nursing home, or high end plastics. A doctor salary of 500k in the Midwest maybe seems luxurious, especially compared to a doctors salary of 300k in DC. But neither are living like the Wolf of Wallstreet

500k in a lower COL area buys the lifestyle that OP described. Why does that make you so angry? A 2 doctor household can easily make 600k-1M and that’s a lot of money everywhere in this country.

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OP,

On DCUM, an MD degree is probably the least wealthy terminal degree you can have. DCUM has lobbyists, lawyers, business owners and top executives making 1m+ a year. My friend's BIL is a hedge fund manager working in NYC and living in Miami for tax purposes and he makes *insane* money.

Hang your head in shame that you would hate on just that group that at least does something useful for its fellow human!

Also, either these people are not as rich as you think, or they have other sources of wealth, or perhaps they're one of the rare doctors that own multiple practices... but otherwise, they're not making that kind of money.

You've shown yourself to be extremely provincial and full of hateful ignorance. For shame, OP! You disgust me.

Do you seriously think I was not aware that hedge fund managers make more money? Thanks for educating me.

I’m talking about provincial America and how doctors live very rich. And you are trying to convince me that giving 13 year olds thousands dollar designer purses is not that rich? You poor thing, don’t be so jealous of hedge fund managers.

“Provincial” America? Haha. Doctors aren’t making millions anywhere OP, even specialists. The vast majority of physicians are hospital employees now also. The only ones making millions would be the minority (by far) and have ownership of the endoscopy center, outpatient surgery center, a nursing home, or high end plastics. A doctor salary of 500k in the Midwest maybe seems luxurious, especially compared to a doctors salary of 300k in DC. But neither are living like the Wolf of Wallstreet

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OP,

On DCUM, an MD degree is probably the least wealthy terminal degree you can have. DCUM has lobbyists, lawyers, business owners and top executives making 1m+ a year. My friend's BIL is a hedge fund manager working in NYC and living in Miami for tax purposes and he makes *insane* money.

Hang your head in shame that you would hate on just that group that at least does something useful for its fellow human!

Also, either these people are not as rich as you think, or they have other sources of wealth, or perhaps they're one of the rare doctors that own multiple practices... but otherwise, they're not making that kind of money.

You've shown yourself to be extremely provincial and full of hateful ignorance. For shame, OP! You disgust me.

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Do you seriously think I was not aware that hedge fund managers make more money? Thanks for educating me.

I’m talking about provincial America and how doctors live very rich. And you are trying to convince me that giving 13 year olds thousands dollar designer purses is not that rich? You poor thing, don’t be so jealous of hedge fund managers.

The purses are probably fakes. I know fabulously wealthy people and they’re very conscientious about not drawing attention.

Could be fake. Many kids at private schools openly admit that their H bangles or bags are fake. Their moms are very wealthy and wear real jewelry/carry real bags.