Reply #27: Then they need to learn some financial planning skills...

[BeTheChange]

It is incomprehensible to me how people who make 100k a year cannot drive a benz or put a child through yale.

My husband and I make 120K per year together. We do not have a child and we dont own a house, as a result of that, we have managed to put away 40 in the last year and pay for our own 20k wedding/honeymoon, 10k in medical bills and bought a used 11k car outright.

We do not live very frugally either. "Where are we eating tonite" is said more then "what should I make tonight". This isnt an attempt to brag, this is simply disbelief that someone making 20k less that has had years to save up cant afford these things. Im 27, he is 26. If we hadnt paid for a wedding or the medical bills, and we sure wouldnt need to buy a car every year.. even with a family and a mortgage, I just dont understand what people spend money on.