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    I read this and my head exploded. No really. It did. The rug's a mess.
    Seriously though, how am I supposed to take this seriously? They're having a hard time getting buy on over $150K a year?

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    ..."They've even considered giving up their unlisted phone number. At a cost of $3 a month, this move wouldn't save much - even over, say, 150 years - but it shows how desperate the couple feel about easing their financial strain. "We're struggling week to week to get by," says Brian, 42. "Any money that comes in gets chewed up right away."...

    *head explodes again*



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    My first thought was that you could live like a king on that kind of money.... Then I thought their children are living like princesses as well? Then I said, give me that much salary, and I'll make it grow and still have some good things. I'm beginning to think high schools need to teach financial management.
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    Hmmm...that's around what we make and we're doing just fine! Of course, we have what would be considered...good financial management habits.

    People live up to their means, don't budget, don't save, just spend, spend, spend. Have to have the biggest house, the most expensive cars, latest and best electronic gadgets, buy every toy their child WANTS, and pay insane prices for clothing...and then wonder why the money they're bringing home is not covering the bills.

    I'm not saying that its WRONG to have this stuff...but plan it...don't just fly by the seat of your pants. *sigh*

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    If they can't get by on what they make they're retarded.

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    ^^Exactly VG, Exactly. Funny growing up playing RTSs taught me not to spend too much on upgrades.
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    Damn.. We make half that and we do okay (When the Husband KEEPS his job, that is). Even if they do live in New York, I'd think they could do just fine on $150,000 a year.

    As for Kids' clothing.. They could do what I do.. eBay it! They can get a SHITLOAD of BRAND-NAME clothing in one auction for CHEAP. I've been doing that for a couple of years now. Hell, the last LOT of clothes I bought for Delia had 55+ pieces of clothing (Baby Gap, Disney, etc..) for $25 with FREE Shipping! So, it's either eBay, or TarGhetto for clothes for the kids.

    Not being able to make it on $150,000 a year just sounds insane to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rhiannon View Post
    Even if they do live in New York, I'd think they could do just fine on $150,000 a year.
    The thing is they don't live in New York. They live in Nebraska. $150K in most cases will pay for a house there. Oh, thats right, they bought two of them for renting.


    Aside from the horse expenditures, these folks situation is pretty understandable. They're scraping to get by because they made a bad business decision and had a little run of bad luck with the husband getting laid off. They should consider selling those houses if they don't get them occupied with renters soon.

    And whether the kids love him or not, that horse has got to go.
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    Oh.. Heh.. I got confuzzed because the article is from NY.

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    As I'm often fond of saying; the more things you own, they more they own you.
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    I guess i'm just bent over the whole "struggle" thing.
    Not being able to have everything you want doesn't mean you're struggling to make ends meet.

    And they're making 150k not counting the husbands lost income... and don't you get unemplyment if you get laid off?



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    Well, it IS a struggle to them. I have to give them that...but at least they still have a roof over their heads, nice clothes, nice cars...etc. I don't think that the people at the local homeless shelter would feel too much pity, though.

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    Maybe I'm biased since I live in San Diego county... But with four kids, $150,00 is NOT much money AT ALL! But... it sounds like they bought two houses to rent out... then the husband lost his job... now they can't afford the houses because no one's living in them... Well dude... find a job. Otherwise, sell. Like cutting off cable TV is going to make the difference? ::rolls eyes::
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    I think Daddy must be spending money on whores while his wife is at work. If they have no credit card debt I really can't understand it.

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    I understand the cost of living is different from place to place but for cripes sake get your priorities straight you know?

    Maybe instead of cutting your unlisted number at $3.00 per month get rid of the f'ing horse?

    Struggling is having your husband leave you with 20k in debt, no car and no job and three kids, not having to give up ballet/jazz lessons to keep your horse.

    *deep breath*

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    Quote Originally Posted by doc-catfish View Post
    The thing is they don't live in New York. They live in Nebraska. $150K in most cases will pay for a house there. Oh, thats right, they bought two of them for renting.


    Aside from the horse expenditures, these folks situation is pretty understandable. They're scraping to get by because they made a bad business decision and had a little run of bad luck with the husband getting laid off. They should consider selling those houses if they don't get them occupied with renters soon.

    And whether the kids love him or not, that horse has got to go.
    No shit, my husband interviewed in Omaha, Nebraska is CHEAP. The mean income for Omaha is around $30k, and these morons can't live on almost 4x that in a suburb of Omaha? They don't even have any debt!

    Fuck, all their whining and they're talking about getting a SECOND horse.

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    Status is buying things you don't need with money you don't have to impress people you don't like. Nuff said.




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    Folks, I see these people ALL the time in my work this past year. Most of my clients already know how to save and need investing directions.

    Others are JUST like this family!!

    "Oooh, honey, I'm gonna make lots and lots of money with passsive income from investment properties. Look at this guy Kiosaki. And that infomercial guy. It just makes sense! We can't lose! Woot! What, we'd have to be landlords? Dealing with tenants? Maintenance? Housing market cyclicality?"


    Bullshit. They need to get rid of the properties, even if they are taking a loss. They are EXPENSIVE to maintain. I'll bet you anything that selling them will free up an extra $2K a month. Viola! Now start to save assholes!

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    Plain and simple ...they are assholes . They should be ashamed to complain about this , there are so many families in this country that really have to struggle . These people are asses .......

    My mom is really with money too though , she makes 4X's what our mortgage is easy BUT she is always freakin out about bills and trying to scrap money together . There is always a threat about something being shut off . Pisses me off too and that's why I am in such a friggin rush to get back to work n, not so that I have MORE money but just so I can manage the money ........

    I just read an article that said if you more than 2200 you are better off than most of the country ...sad huh ??
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