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