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Do people need a reason to SAH?
| Sun, 07-18-2010 - 9:28am |
This theme was touched upon in another thread and I wanted to discuss it further.
| Sun, 07-18-2010 - 9:28am |
This theme was touched upon in another thread and I wanted to discuss it further.
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nope. and I don't care. the only household income I care about is mine. the only standard of living I care about is mine. I could care less what my neighbors make or dont' make. I work all day long with truly philantrhopic donors who have net worths in the multi millions but you'd never know to look at them or where they live. this is why I love northern New England. We don't care about keeping up with the Joneses. Frankly we don't even want to know the Joneses and would just as soon preferr they stay on their side of the fence...
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Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.
– George Orwell
LOL, I have always thought that New England had a lot in common with Scandinavia. One thing that cracks me up in the Danish gossip mags is when they have pictures from some swanky do, like the new year's thingy the Queen hosts. So there are pictures of all the dignitaries who attended, along with info on the dresses. There are always 2-3 ladies who report having sewn their own gowns. Even if a Danish chick has plenty of money, she will often find it silly to spend a fortune on a dress she will only wear once.
Oh, and Helena Christensen's (the model) mom has a second hand shop in my mother's neighborhood.
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Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.
– George Orwell
Edited 9/11/2010 5:34 pm ET by rollmops2009
I just looked mine up and in 2008, the average income was over $100,000, with average home prices of $135,000, and a cost of living index below the national average.
So I have to say that $96,000 in a high cost of living area is not poor, but not impressive in any way.
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Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.
– George Orwell
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