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<blockquote data-quote="sjh" data-source="post: 1171448" data-attributes="member: 41657"><p>Wow, do I really sound that poor? <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>TUT - no worries on the blunt replies. But maybe I need to clarify more. My husband and I are not poor. If you haven't picked up from other threads, we own multiple FedEx routes, worth quite a lot where we live. We've kept our income lower than most (and avoided a pay raise for 3 years) so we can pay off business debt. We'd rather sacrifice now and reap the rewards later. What we pay in debt right now equates to a 6-figure salary, and in January it will nearly all be gone. </p><p></p><p>But I guess, in your eyes, what would make me appear less poor? A car payment? More restaurant receipts? In my eyes, we live debt-free in one of the best cities in America, in one of the better neighborhoods in that city, eat really well, have a good savings, paid-off cars, own a business where my husband gets to be home with our kids quite a bit, and we travel...and we do all that an average income. We don't "crunch" numbers, and we're not barely getting by. We don't have to live paycheck to paycheck But we DO spend our money wisely instead of freely. And that's my underlying point. Don't complain about your income until you're doing everything YOU can to make it work for you. </p><p></p><p>And as for a weak economy? We employ 9 people full-time and pay an insane amount in taxes as a result. I think we're doing our fair share to strengthen the economy, yeah? =)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sjh, post: 1171448, member: 41657"] Wow, do I really sound that poor? ;) TUT - no worries on the blunt replies. But maybe I need to clarify more. My husband and I are not poor. If you haven't picked up from other threads, we own multiple FedEx routes, worth quite a lot where we live. We've kept our income lower than most (and avoided a pay raise for 3 years) so we can pay off business debt. We'd rather sacrifice now and reap the rewards later. What we pay in debt right now equates to a 6-figure salary, and in January it will nearly all be gone. But I guess, in your eyes, what would make me appear less poor? A car payment? More restaurant receipts? In my eyes, we live debt-free in one of the best cities in America, in one of the better neighborhoods in that city, eat really well, have a good savings, paid-off cars, own a business where my husband gets to be home with our kids quite a bit, and we travel...and we do all that an average income. We don't "crunch" numbers, and we're not barely getting by. We don't have to live paycheck to paycheck But we DO spend our money wisely instead of freely. And that's my underlying point. Don't complain about your income until you're doing everything YOU can to make it work for you. And as for a weak economy? We employ 9 people full-time and pay an insane amount in taxes as a result. I think we're doing our fair share to strengthen the economy, yeah? =) [/QUOTE]
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