Thank you, MSN Money

For the most utterly asinine fiscal arguement I've ever heard.

Seriously? I LIVE in one of the neighborhoods mentioned and commute into another one. I do not make $250K a year, I clean my own house, and I survive just fine.

The people they're writing about pay more for CONVENIENCE, not necessity. They're living in $750,000 homes; spending $3000 on gifts and $5,000 on housekeeping. The fact that the author suggests that it’s “impossible” for two people who work full time to maintain a home, care for children, and dress for professional jobs without a “big outlay” (i.e., a maid, a lot of dry cleaning, etc) says it all – but what I don’t understand is how the rest of us have managed to do exactly that and not go into debt. Anyone?

I've mostly now learned that folks can't manage their money worth a damn. MSN may argue that these people are not rich, but downtrodden? In debt? Only because they're insisting on keeping up appearances. This kind of thing is why Americans have a reputation as idiots.