Reply #43: I see...

[BeTheChange]

So, health insurance for a child, clothes- Im assuming we are talking sean john or something of the sort to quantify the money here, 20 new fridges, a few air conditioning units, of course, the SUV and gas that Im gonna have to have to be a true soccer mom...that's going to eat up a surplus of 70k a year. We pay as much in rent as we do on a mortgage, probably more actually, considering that we are currently stuck in TX.


I dont mean to be rude, but I wasnt talking about families that struggled to make the average family income. I was talking about a person who made 100k a year and I think that your comment about my youth is ridiculous. If you consider an individual that makes 100k a year a working family... okey dokey

My FIL is a pastor, he probably clears 40k a year. They pay a mortgage on a home, have two children living there still and my MIL has never worked a day in their life. They just replaced their ac. They live comfortably. If he made 100k a year, they would live very comfortably.

My grandfather was a line worker at ford. He had 13 children. Every week they bought a 25 dollar savings bond. Now, my grandmother has atleast a mil in the bank and will never have to worry.

Our families never placed an emphasis on designer clothing, we shopped at thrift stores. We didnt need ipods and cellphones. They didnt buy new cars every couple years. We didnt keep up with the Joneses.