A discussion thread where people who make 375k a year complain that they can't make ends meet.

[JustAnotherGen]

6. Their mortgage is too high

They need to downsize their home. If you are working that much - you aren't there to enjoy it anyways.

As my husband and I say, "How much do we need?"

We are high earners in one of the wealthiest counties in America (Central NJ) and even here there are beautiful homes to be had for $400K and only $8 to $10 K in property taxes per year.

I say "only" because we ARE high earners (not being smug) and we live within our means. The woman on that thread wants to live like a billionaire (wealthy) on a rich persons budget.

Now my rant: Those are the people that fucked up the economy. I know - I work with them. They've walked away from $800K homes, but at least they still have their Beemer and Audi. Two of them laughed at me in 2007 for living in a $1300 a month one bedroom apartment and for driving a 2006 Nissan Altima made in the USA that I paid cash for. Making a couple of six figures a year and spending it all is obnoxious. Same people would never give to a food bank - be it time or money.

I won't laugh at them - but there were people six years ago AND today that would LOVE to have their problems. But in the examples I provided - they are too selfish to see that they did it to themselves.

I'll save my sympathy for the family of four in my community trying to get by on $60K a year paying at minimum $1800K per month for a two bedroom apartment.