Quote from Thunderdog:
The woman is obviously in a tight spot, and is treading water. Unless she expects to get a substantial promotion and raise in due course, or meets a new Mr. Wonderful soon, then she will almost certainly have to make some lifestyle adjustments. Waiting until the last moment may make it somewhat less pleasant. I would have to guess that the ex makes more money than she does, given the large lifestyle to which her family has become accustomed. But her financial equation doesn't compute in the long run without that hefty second income. It's hard stepping down, even for intelligent folk. Perhaps if they were a tad more frugal to begin with...
I don't know if having a sizeable blind spot makes her a complete moron, but she is evidently living in denial or in anticipation of an improvement in her finances of some kind. However, that special something, whatever it may be, had better come soon otherwise she will slowly boil alive.Quote from SCI new york:
I think the woman is a complete moron...
Quote from Scataphagos:
That's right. Sounds like it should work... until you've tried it.
Years ago when I ran a financial planning practice for fee, I'd at first thought making $100K was nirvana. But I counseled with lots of people with such incomes who couldn't put $10K together if you put a gun to their head.
So, I thought, "the magic income number must be $250K".... wasn't that either. They weren't much better than the $100K'ers. I remember one wife saying, "Just because my husband's a doctor people think we have money"... (They were about $250K with 4 kids.)
The $250K'ers make more money, of course, but they also pay MUCH higher taxes. Then after "a little better house, a little better car, and a little better vacation", there isn't much left over.... not withstanding the fact they probably know very little about investing and are therefore not likely to be successful.
Quote from cashmoney69:
(Side note) I don't know if any of you ever seen the show on TV called the millionaire matchmaker, but this is a show where a few wealthy guys try and meet a woman. Like most shows there is an elimination process. One guy got eliminated because he only made a low 6 figures a year, and was seen as "too poor".
Welcome to america.
Wow! :eek:Quote from number22:
wow, reading news today, Jasmine Fiore is found dead today, and isn't she in that show?