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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
If my job continues to improve, I may reach "middle class" in another few years. Plenty of us living in the Bay area consider $45 our limit for "couple's night on the town."
I have three devices because I'm an ebook fanatic. (Two of them were purchased used. The Sony was a gift from my husband.) I don't have a smartphone, any real estate, a second pair of glasses, nor a formal dress. Budgeting for a single luxury that makes life more bearable is not a sign of affluence. (I say single because I bought each one as the previous was dying. My Clie is still usable--sort of--but the connector pins are corroded enough to make charging it difficult. The Sony has a damaged spot on the screen, and the battery doesn't last as long as it should.)
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You know, I really hate it when people assume that someone else is "wealthy" because of a few items that they happen to see. It's like people have never heard of sacrificing for things that are important to them before. I bought a new bookcase this weekend. Does that mean I'm rich? No. It means that I've been saving up for bookcases for months on end and finally found the ones that look right and fit in my budget.
I would give you karma but I can't right now.