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distantearlywarning

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27. Yeah, that was the post that completely floored me as well.

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 12:00 PM

Jul 2013

I wanted to ask her exactly what kind of vacations they were taking that $2500 a month wasn't enough??? On that kind of "vacation savings plan", you could do a pretty intense week in Paris every two months. For a lot of Americans, that would be a once-in-a-lifetime trip if at all. Personally, I could think of a hell of a lot of fun things to do in the world with a $30K a year vacation budget, and I would be thrilled beyond measure to have money like that. My household has about $5K a year to vacation with, and I've always thought we were pretty damn lucky, and I've been grateful and happy for everything we've gotten to do with that money over the years. There are a lot of people out there who can't ever get away at all.

That poster is seriously deluded, or nuts, or something.

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A discussion thread where people who make 375k a year complain that they can't make ends meet. [View all] HughBeaumont Jul 2013 OP

Poor people have poor ways madokie Jul 2013 #1

Holy fuck... Am not sure WTF to say... idwiyo Jul 2013 #2

A take home pay of $12K/month Skidmore Jul 2013 #3

$12K is more than I get in a YEAR from SS. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #5

It's 3/4 of my yearly income. intheflow Jul 2013 #19

Wonder if it ever occurred to her to clean her own house? Skidmore Jul 2013 #24

The house is probably too big for that. Squinch Jul 2013 #51

But it's not too big for someone else to clean for her? Skidmore Jul 2013 #52

Well of course not. Because that would be someone else. And she could order them around. Squinch Jul 2013 #53

It's not too big for three or four somebodies to clean jmowreader Jul 2013 #56

That's one of the more disgusting things I've read Gman Jul 2013 #4

That's if she/he works 40 hours a week. JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #8

Their mortgage is too high JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #6

your example of a "struggling" couple hfojvt Jul 2013 #26

In CENTRAL NJ with two kids JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #31

In our area $60K doesn't go as far as you'd think; owning OR renting costs a fortune Hekate Jul 2013 #47

Your Jets avatar threw me for a second. Chan790 Jul 2013 #64

those people make $12.5 a month & spend $5330 on regular bills. that leaves them $7K to do HiPointDem Jul 2013 #41

I think the one's that state, "We only have $2500 left over at the end of the month" justiceischeap Jul 2013 #7

+1 JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #9

I know exactly what you mean. AngryOldDem Jul 2013 #15

Yeah, that was the post that completely floored me as well. distantearlywarning Jul 2013 #27

I'd like to see data on that hfojvt Jul 2013 #29

I can give a couple of anecdotes justiceischeap Jul 2013 #30

anecdotes are not actual data though hfojvt Jul 2013 #35

The average Disposable Personal Income per capita in the US in 2012 was $38k justiceischeap Jul 2013 #39

puts me well below average income hfojvt Jul 2013 #45

SOBERING. HughBeaumont Jul 2013 #59

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life swap hfojvt Jul 2013 #37

that would be a great show if done right. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #60

"If your outgo exceeds your income, Fla_Democrat Jul 2013 #11

Prayer can change a nation? hfojvt Jul 2013 #36

I love the reply on page 9 tosh Jul 2013 #12

Some seriously hilarious trolling at the end of the thread. HughBeaumont Jul 2013 #22

Win-win. tosh Jul 2013 #25

Jesus H. Christ. I lived in DC on 1/8th of that, and I was doing great Recursion Jul 2013 #13

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Hey . . . Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #38

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The poor guy who spends $2k/month on car repairs... jmowreader Jul 2013 #57

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Yup, and I just have to shake my head Hydra Jul 2013 #34

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99% my ass Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #67

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I'll also ask you where you live taught_me_patience Jul 2013 #62

Rural Wisconsin Nikia Jul 2013 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2013 #54

Pretty much. Chan790 Jul 2013 #65

I like this one: CrispyQ Jul 2013 #44

But they have $2500/mo for vacations! madinmaryland Jul 2013 #48

I'm surprised they even listed it. CrispyQ Jul 2013 #49

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