Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich

Re:Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich by ryanackley on Monday June 12, 2017 @07:52AM (#14536501)

I'm guessing his point is your lifestyle changes very little between the bottom and the top of the middle class. You have four walls and a roof over your head. Have home internet. Eat out a few times a week. Have a smart phone, etc.

You still have to go to work every day like everyone else to sustain this lifestyle. You just have nicer "things" and "fancier" experiences?

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Re:Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich by StavrosK on Monday June 12, 2017 @08:46AM (#14536849)

That argument is extremely broad, though. It's easy to live off your investments if you live in a hovel, eat ramen every day and never go out. Is that classified as rich?

Sure, it's a continuum, but "not having to live hand-to-mouth" is a hell of a lot closer to rich than to poor.

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