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Depending on how long you're amortizing your furnishing over, you're way low on the furniture.

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Aug 24 '12, 08:56

Furnishing our house now I can tell you that with certainty. And you're leaving out real estate taxes and cars and other things. And when there are kids, nannies, school, clothes etc. Here's the thing: There's no question that you can live comfortably on much, much less, but your spending habits just tend to expand if you have more money. Your vacations are at the Four Seasons rather than the Marriot or Holiday Inn. Your cars are Lexus instead of Toyota. The clothes are designers instead of the Gap and Banana Republic. It's not more stuff generally, and it's not necessary, it's just higher end stuff and you do get used to it. Often because to make that much money you have to work very long hours in high stress jobs (I'm not speaking for movie stars here) and this is the compensation for that. I'm not defending it or saying it's necessary. I'm just saying it happens.

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Yeah. We certainly aren't rich, but I look back on how little I made when I first started and can't believe we managed to survive. - Don Homer Aug 24, 08:59 5
- I haven't bought new clothes in two years, yet my bank account is barely above cheque-to-cheque -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 09:13
- we have this issue as well - I remember it being tough but we still had things - Epiphany Aug 24, 09:02
- this. I'm a little nervous about my wife quitting most of her job. It's a hit on income but nothing compared to what I make - oblique Aug 24, 09:00 2
  - Yeah, I've had to do this as well. We have some years better than others and it seems really difficult, but in some ways it's not that hard when you - pmb Aug 24, 09:05
  - just make that boy of your's get a job - decline Aug 24, 09:01
I have to agree on furnishing. -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 08:57 1
- So you mean I can't buy stuff off craiglist anymore? - oblique Aug 24, 08:58

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Depending on how long you're amortizing your furnishing over, you're way low on the furniture.

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