Reply #276: They're living on either the East or West coast... [View All]

[formernaderite]

in a major urban center. I can in fact NOW live on much less than I used to. But these days, with the price of housing increasing, along with fuel and car costs, $200,000 does not go as far as it used to. I have friends who earn in the $225 range, have three kids under 16 in private schools($52,000) a mortgage for an older medium sized split level($48,000), a babysitter($22,000) two older cars( ten years average age) and are barely saving any money for their college funds....they live in the city, which in turn means they pay slightly more in taxes as well. I have three kids as well, but they're older...I couldn't afford to have them these days either.