Quote Originally Posted by Aden View Post
No offense, but even without knowing you, I can already state that I live with less than you. I do not own a TV or pay for cable, you probably have both; I do not have Internet service in my house, you probably do; I have eaten out twice since September (this includes fast food, or something as simple as a burrito from a gas station), you surely have eaten out more than that this month alone; we do not use or pay for cell phones, you do; we have not gone to a movie theater, concert or sporting event in over five years, you have; we have not been on vacation (one that we did not even pay for, I might add) since 2008, you have; our $10 bed is from Craigslist and EVERY other piece of furniture was free from friends, family or Freecycle, you surely have some new furniture; this is the first winter we have paid to heat our house above 55 degrees, I know that your house has been warmer.

We want her to be a stay at home mom, but we made the mistake of taking out student loans for college. To pay well over $2k a month in student loans requires us to find good paying jobs; having good paying jobs means that over 30% of our income goes to taxes.

If you believe you live more simply than me, and it saves you money, tell me where so that I can adopt it and save more money myself.
You are wrong, and too assuming. Now, even if I did have all those things and had 100k income, I would not be in a hole. I did have most those things at one point in my life making 30k supporting a family. I still had a couple hundred dollars left over each month for savings. Tell me, How are you not saving at least 50k a year? You are getting ripped off somewhere, or simply not being truthful. Where DOES all that money go? Things just don't add up with this one.