Thank you so much for the Feb. 22 article, “6-figure families claim life isn’t grand for them.” It just goes to show how spoiled and materialistic the people of this country have become.
Do these people expect us to feel sorry for them because they can’t buy a new van or because they had to drive to Disney World to save money? We have one car that’s six years old and barely gets us where we’re going. As far as Disney World goes, we’d be happy just to have a few extra bucks to spend an hour or two at the local Chuck E. Cheese’s.
I find it hard to believe that after they pay the mortgage, make car payments, etc., they have nothing left to put into savings in case, God forbid, they lose their jobs. Start saving!
My husband worked in retail management for six years. After working 60-hour weeks, being extremely devoted to his job and the company, he gets fired because his new boss didn’t like his personality. Our income went from $30,000 a year to $15,000 a year. My husband cannot find a decent-paying job because he’s overqualified and he was fired.
We live in a very modest three-bedroom home, have two young children and we’ve managed to do okay on our low income.
We are thankful for the things we have, feel very fortunate that we’ve been able to provide for our children and we don’t want anyone’s pity. These six-figure-income people should re-evaluate their situations and be thankful, for they could all use a lesson in being thrifty and living within their means. A few extra dollars for taxes won’t break them!
