Out of place with a $200K income? (Dallas, Plano: low income, sale)

[stan4]

Originally Posted by loves2read

I just can't help but be amazed that someone who earns 200K is worried that much about FITTING IN and how their kids will adapt to "pressure"..

They are not. They are just writing b.s. posts to brag and frankly, I wouldn't...$200k is really not that big a deal...you still live a fairly normal middle class lifestyle. It's not like champagne and blinis and caviar and Bentleys or anything. More like a Tahoe and a Shiner Bock.

[GreyDay]

You're living there for 200k. That's all. Not flossing. Not impressing the guy that's never flown on a jet that could leave without him. You get to the peak of the mountain (200k) and only then have a view of the even taller peaks in the distance.


“Wake up pal, if you’re not inside you’re outside. And I’m not talking a $200,000 a year working Wall Street stiff flying first class and being “comfortable”, I’m talking rich pal, rich enough to fly your own jet, rich enough not to waste time, 50-100 million, a player Bud – or nothing.”

[stan4]

Originally Posted by ganongrey

You're living there for 200k. That's all. Not flossing. Not impressing the guy that's never flown on a jet that could leave without him. You get to the peak of the mountain (200k) and only then have a view of the even taller peaks in the distance.


“Wake up pal, if you’re not inside you’re outside. And I’m not talking a $200,000 a year working Wall Street stiff flying first class and being “comfortable”, I’m talking rich pal, rich enough to fly your own jet, rich enough not to waste time, 50-100 million, a player Bud – or nothing.”

Who making $200k is flying first class? You'd have to be a moron or someone with a lot of airlines miles/work miles to upgrade.

[ExcellentUserName]

Originally Posted by stan4

Who making $200k is flying first class? You'd have to be a moron or someone with a lot of airlines miles/work miles to upgrade.

Wall Street was written in the 80's. 200k was a different sum of money then.

[stan4]

Originally Posted by ExcellentUserName

Wall Street was written in the 80's. 200k was a different sum of money then.

Not according to our tax code.

[ExcellentUserName]

Originally Posted by stan4

Not according to our tax code.

I agree. The income cut offs for the various marginal tax rates should be much higher.

[GreyDay]

I know 200k was different then. It's a huge sum of money for most today. But it's relative in HP/UP. And I fly coach unless the company is picking up the tab - which is still coach/

[Michelle15]

Hi RandMcNally. I would be very interested in hearing where you end up living. My husband and I are moving to Dallas later this summer from overseas, as well. And we have similar income levels and similar concerns about the "snootiness" of some of the towns/neighborhoods. Good luck figuring it out!

[Lakewooder]

Snootiness generally runs north from downtown along Preston Road (YES THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS). The touts of old used to call that "The Golden Corridor" then I think some Real Estate office around Campbell Road way up north starting calling that stretch "Platinum" to one-up the hype. Come over east of 75, most of us don't care about that and it's amusing to observe those addlepated alchemists.

[loves2read]

love that alliteration...