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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio
But I'm living under the "poverty line," and completely disgusted that people pulling six figures claim to be able to afford only the "essentials."
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This annoys me, too. The more you earn, the more you spend. I work in a field where there are a lot of very "middle class" people and some from quite wealthy families or have wealthy partners/husbands/wives. I often hear them complaining about what they cannot afford, when they are likely easily earning $200k+ in their household. One woman at my work was complaining that she couldn't stay at home to be a mum, because she couldn't afford it, or something. Her husband earns about $100k in the mining industry. They go on constant overseas holidays, their kids go to private schools, splurge lots on luxury items. It just seems so ridiculous to me.