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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 04:14 PM
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56. Interesting question
It is all subjective anyway. Some categories are hard to quantify with numbers, although I found myself tempted at times.

Stinking Rich? More money than God.

Rich? When your money works for you versus when you work for your money.

Well Off? Six figure income, nice house, can spend money with little thought.

Comfortable? Six figure income, budgeting.

Upper Middle Class? Not-quite six figure income, serious budgeting to live a good lifestyle.

Middle Class? Budgets are a fact of life, but the future looks good.

Lower Middle Class? Tossing the financial balls in the air and juggling them a good bit. Income in the $40k's-60k's.

Lower Income? Your average grocery store worker income. Barely making it.

Poor? No savings, little income, relying on social services for basic needs.

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  -What do you consider RICH? mondo joe  Sep-20-05 02:58 PM   #0 
  - What is 'wealthy'  AX10   Sep-20-05 03:00 PM   #1 
  - You got more than me.  MarvinBarns   Sep-20-05 03:01 PM   #2 
  - welcome to the DU!  andyhappy   Sep-20-05 03:02 PM   #3 
  - I never said that I have 10 million, just that is what...  AX10   Sep-20-05 03:04 PM   #5 
  - Welcome to DU, MarvinBarns!  StellaBlue   Sep-20-05 04:33 PM   #61 
  - Yes, it's all just envy  Dutch   Sep-21-05 05:35 AM   #98 
  - If you're anywhere near $500,000  sandnsea   Sep-20-05 03:08 PM   #15 
  - If You Don't Have Enough to Provide a Middle-Class Income  ribofunk   Sep-20-05 03:17 PM   #28 
  - Yeah well  sandnsea   Sep-20-05 03:43 PM   #44 
     - Me too ... dentists are now richer than most doctors  cmt928   Sep-21-05 11:26 AM   #105 
  - Bwahaha.  lukasahero   Sep-20-05 04:37 PM   #62 
  - What she said  haydukelives   Sep-20-05 08:41 PM   #72 
  - Rich = more money than most people have  jmowreader   Sep-20-05 08:48 PM   #73 
  - True wealth is not measured in $$$  Gunit_Sangh   Sep-20-05 03:03 PM   #4 
  - Very nice answer!  CrispyQGirl   Sep-20-05 03:06 PM   #11 
  - "There are two ways to be rich  MindPilot   Sep-20-05 03:23 PM   #31 
  - yes it is  pitohui   Sep-20-05 03:08 PM   #12 
  - Then don't sully yourself with this thread on mundane $ wealth.  mondo joe   Sep-20-05 03:53 PM   #50 
  - Agree  Seansky   Sep-20-05 11:24 PM   #91 
  - Wow, I've never really thought about it so specifically before.  CrispyQGirl   Sep-20-05 03:04 PM   #6 
  - That looks about right to me. n/t  tasteblind   Sep-20-05 03:09 PM   #17 
  - since I am alone, I do not go by families of four  hfojvt   Sep-20-05 03:53 PM   #51 
  - Also depends where you live, and the relative cost of living  belle   Sep-20-05 08:35 PM   #71 
  - I agree with that  StellaBlue   Sep-20-05 04:12 PM   #55 
  - that's pretty much what I say.  SmokingJacket   Sep-20-05 04:54 PM   #63 
  - that sounds about right  samsingh   Sep-22-05 01:42 PM   #118 
  - depends where you live  NewJeffCT   Sep-20-05 03:04 PM   #7 
  - Was just talking about this yesterday with a friend from Long Island.  smbolisnch   Sep-20-05 03:56 PM   #52 
  - Just in Connecticut...  NewJeffCT   Sep-20-05 04:57 PM   #64 
     - Yep - it is all dependant on local COL.  smbolisnch   Sep-20-05 05:00 PM   #66 
  - actually  shanti   Sep-20-05 09:13 PM   #79 
     - yes  NewJeffCT   Sep-20-05 09:36 PM   #81 
  - What is the value of seeing what I think those various categories are?  bryant69   Sep-20-05 03:05 PM   #8 
  - Point of view dependant  Ready4Change   Sep-20-05 03:06 PM   #9 
  - Upper to Stinking  sandnsea   Sep-20-05 03:06 PM   #10 
  - well, I think anything over $150-$200K/year, but it's regional.  faithfulcitizen   Sep-20-05 03:08 PM   #13 
  - You're a Bad "undeclared"  BOHICA06   Sep-20-05 03:12 PM   #22 
  - what's that mean? :)  faithfulcitizen   Sep-20-05 03:15 PM   #25 
  - I have a couple of quotes from Webster Hubbell  hfojvt   Sep-20-05 03:28 PM   #33 
  - There is INCOME..and there is NET WORTH...very different  patdem   Sep-20-05 03:08 PM   #14 
  - Middle class???  sandnsea   Sep-20-05 03:10 PM   #18 
  - million dollars NET WORTH.  MsTryska   Sep-20-05 03:12 PM   #23 
  - See #39 n/t  sandnsea   Sep-20-05 03:38 PM   #40 
  - do you never plan to retire  pitohui   Sep-20-05 03:15 PM   #26 
     - They don't have a million dollars  sandnsea   Sep-20-05 03:37 PM   #39 
        - the value of the pensions is often more than a million  pitohui   Sep-20-05 03:43 PM   #45 
        - Now you're just stretching  sandnsea   Sep-20-05 03:47 PM   #47 
        - well bear in mind that these days  MsTryska   Sep-20-05 04:05 PM   #53 
        - LOL, That sounds like the northeast or west coast...  Solon   Sep-21-05 03:12 AM   #94 
        - My husband's company has a pre-retirement seminar for its employees.  phylny   Sep-22-05 01:22 PM   #113 
  - i took it in term of income.....  MsTryska   Sep-20-05 03:10 PM   #19 
  - The middle class is living 'one moth's salary away from bankruptcy'  rman   Sep-20-05 03:14 PM   #24 
  - I'll let you define it in your answer. :-)  mondo joe   Sep-20-05 03:42 PM   #42 
  - hmm...well for me?  MsTryska   Sep-20-05 03:08 PM   #16 
  - If you have a billion in the bank, you could spend a million each year  rman   Sep-20-05 03:10 PM   #20 
  - Stinking rich is a billion or more in assets.  Cleita   Sep-20-05 03:10 PM   #21 
  - shouldn't comfortable be between Lower and Middle Class?  Lenore   Sep-20-05 03:17 PM   #27 
  - no -- comfortable is a euphemism for upper middle or upper class  pitohui   Sep-20-05 03:33 PM   #35 
  - Rich=Peace of Mind  Seansky   Sep-20-05 03:18 PM   # 
  - yes, well, agn, a way of denying the reality of OUR society  pitohui   Sep-20-05 03:36 PM   #38 
     - Well, I have lived in both side of the spectrum, really poor in a third  Seansky   Sep-20-05 11:06 PM   #85 
  - Rich to me  MindPilot   Sep-20-05 03:18 PM   #29 
  - A cynical view of things - here's mine...  jlseagull   Sep-20-05 03:22 PM   #30 
  - hahahaha  StellaBlue   Sep-20-05 04:20 PM   #57 
  - yeap! and the rest of us are just underprivileged and  Seansky   Sep-20-05 11:18 PM   #86 
  - lol  CrispyQGirl   Sep-22-05 12:43 PM   #111 
  - rich is net worth of $20 million or more  leftofthedial   Sep-20-05 03:27 PM   #32 
  - That fits a family I know - the mother is valued at about 20 mil and  mondo joe   Sep-20-05 03:47 PM   #48 
  - I don't know how to break this out  Blue_In_AK   Sep-20-05 03:30 PM   #34 
  - I agree  StellaBlue   Sep-20-05 04:22 PM   #58 
  - bingo  blindpig   Sep-20-05 05:00 PM   #65 
  - So you believe a hard working janitor should be paid the  ArkDem   Sep-21-05 03:51 PM   #109 
  - Agree.  Seansky   Sep-20-05 11:20 PM   #88 
  - This is not so clear cut as it seems  jzodda   Sep-20-05 03:34 PM   #36 
  - I'm not sure about those categories.  Donald Ian Rankin   Sep-20-05 03:35 PM   #37 
  - it is v. different in the usa  pitohui   Sep-20-05 03:40 PM   #41 
  - I agree with the other respondent  StellaBlue   Sep-20-05 04:26 PM   #60 
  - rich means never having to work again  LSK   Sep-20-05 03:42 PM   #43 
  - It has to do with income and debt  slackmaster   Sep-20-05 03:44 PM   #46 
  - Someone who doesn't need to be employed to have a debt-free comfortable  1932   Sep-20-05 03:51 PM   #49 
  - Best post of this thread! Great reasoning, very interesting explanation.  BlueIris   Sep-21-05 03:47 AM   #96 
     - Hey, thanks.  1932   Sep-21-05 10:45 AM   #102 
  - Rich = most Americans  StellaBlue   Sep-20-05 04:09 PM   #54 
  - Things cost more here - the "wealthy" line is higher, not lower  melody   Sep-21-05 03:53 PM   #110 
  - Interesting question  missb   Sep-20-05 04:14 PM   #56 
  - The ability to buy necessities without EVER having to wonder if you have  Lefty48197   Sep-20-05 04:23 PM   #59 
  - I've an uncle who is "well off" and another who is "rich"  Maine Mary   Sep-20-05 05:14 PM   #67 
  - Rich - those who can afford some high-priced luxuries comfortably  mvd   Sep-20-05 05:47 PM   #68 
  - Too many categories, you must be rich.  greyhound1966   Sep-20-05 05:52 PM   #69 
  - Too few categories. You must not appreciate nuance. Is that you *?  mondo joe   Sep-20-05 08:29 PM   #70 
  - ha ha you're so busted. Nuance, hahaha! Lemme guess, you make  greyhound1966   Sep-20-05 10:43 PM   #83 
     - Not even close. Are "big words" a problem for you too? *?  mondo joe   Sep-20-05 10:51 PM   #84 
        - OK whatever you say. BTW I'd hardly classify nuance as a big word. n/t  greyhound1966   Sep-21-05 02:18 AM   #93 
           - I'm not the one who made such a fuss over the word.  mondo joe   Sep-21-05 08:41 AM   #101 
  - you talking income or capital?  rman   Sep-21-05 04:19 AM   #97 
  - Chris Rock has it right.  11 Bravo   Sep-20-05 08:56 PM   #74 
  - Ha Ha..give Chris one on that. n/t  fortyfeetunder   Sep-20-05 11:18 PM   #87 
  - Chocolate covered lard  sakabatou   Sep-20-05 08:56 PM   #75 
  - *tee hee....Me in so many ways... thanks for asking. (n/t)  MazeRat7   Sep-20-05 08:58 PM   #76 
  - How the rich are different from you and I  jmowreader   Sep-20-05 09:02 PM   #77 
  - It's amazing how different our perspectives can be  MindPilot   Sep-21-05 03:32 PM   #107 
     - I'm with you there.  mondo joe   Sep-22-05 12:49 PM   #112 
  - When the interest on your accounts is so great you don't need to work.  Zynx   Sep-20-05 09:12 PM   #78 
  - The actual numbers mean less than the level of comfort  Lydia Leftcoast   Sep-20-05 09:14 PM   #80 
  - Having the love of my children. n/t  hootinholler   Sep-20-05 10:18 PM   #82 
  - That is it.  Seansky   Sep-20-05 11:22 PM   #90 
  - 7-8 figure income n.t  tyedyeto   Sep-20-05 11:21 PM   #89 
  - My take...  TwoSparkles   Sep-20-05 11:30 PM   #92 
  - You are forgetting entirely about social capital  eridani   Sep-21-05 03:45 AM   #95 
  - Rich= Someone who can afford 3 half naked hula girls to swat  B Calm   Sep-21-05 05:44 AM   #99 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Sep-21-05 05:51 AM   #100 
  - Rich IMO only, is when my money is making enough money  mtnester   Sep-21-05 11:05 AM   #103 
  - All I know is, my household makes around $100K  dback   Sep-21-05 11:22 AM   #104 
  - Rich is spending what you want,  calico1   Sep-21-05 11:28 AM   #106 
  - Per Anum  ArkDem   Sep-21-05 03:38 PM   #108 
  - Upper Middle Class "$1,000,000"?!  Zynx   Sep-22-05 01:26 PM   #114 
     - You are right...  ArkDem   Sep-22-05 03:12 PM   #126 
  - You might be rich when....  Barbra Whiner   Sep-22-05 01:30 PM   #115 
  - You might be rich when....  Barbra Whiner   Sep-22-05 01:34 PM   #116 
  - You might be rich when....  Barbra Whiner   Sep-22-05 01:39 PM   #117 
  - You might be rich when....  Barbra Whiner   Sep-22-05 01:43 PM   #119 
  - You might be rich when.....  Barbra Whiner   Sep-22-05 01:47 PM   #120 
  - You might be rich when....  Barbra Whiner   Sep-22-05 01:50 PM   #121 
  - You might be rich when....  Barbra Whiner   Sep-22-05 02:04 PM   #122 
  - You might be rich when......  Barbra Whiner   Sep-22-05 02:12 PM   #123 
  - Doesn't it depend on where you live?  HoosierClarkie   Sep-22-05 02:14 PM   #124 
  - You might be rich when....  Barbra Whiner   Sep-22-05 02:17 PM   #125 
 

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