To a certain extent, but there's a lot of lifestyle inflation at play in those situations, too. Feeling entitled to sending kids to private schools, etc.
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I was a fac brat in a prep school, and I distinctly remember a certain classmate claiming to be middle class by referencing the cost of yacht sails as a burden. His sister threw a tantrum when the family got a A4 rather than an A8, b/c "that's what poor ppl drive".
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Replying to @MattCropp @MorlockP
I mean full context I earn more than 200k in Seattle its comfortable but not, you know, /comfortable/ I don't own a car, I have no idea how I'll ever afford a down payment on a house here Possibly I oversave idk But I surely dont feel RICH
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This is so weird to me, me and my wife's combined income doesn't break 6 figures and we apparently live rather more comfortably than you, entirely based on location.
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I suspect that there are two things (as there are w my own situation vs Eigen): 1) cost of living for some things (e.g. housing ) is much much lower 2) definition of normal / reasonable is different
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quick breakdown rent is 2400/mo student loans 650/mo utilities etc maybe 200/mo after savings taxes etc my monthly takehome is ~6.25k, so end up with maybe 3k/mo to spend on other stuff after fixed costs i have some slack, but I can't spend willy-nilly
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Replying to @eigenrobot @MorlockP and
Penny has substantial vet bills, I try to see my family a few times per year, I have other major expenditures on the horizon I can't talk about here, and even if I spent none of that (inc daily meals) it would still be five years to save for a house down payment :/
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we will have a LONG and SERIOUS talk about Remote Rural Lifestyle, young man! TTYS
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Replying to @turrible_tao @MorlockP and
Don't you guys move my local people away. He should move further into Eastside like me (secede from King County!)
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be more appealing if the head tax goes through :)
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