are you ok with being in your class? (Obama, financial, Florida)

[Vejadu]

Originally Posted by Cindy_Jole

Is that before tax or after? Interesting study.

I tracked down an article on the study. It's actually $75k, not $70k.
Happiness study

It states that higher incomes do have an increasing impact on the satisfaction of your life, but not happiness.

[20yrsinBranson]

Originally Posted by tropolis

lets be realistic.

95 percent of this forum is poor class or middle class.

are you ok where you are at, or do you want to get into the next class.

I may live a [frugal] middle class lifestyle, but I assure you that *I* am anything but middle class.

LOL

20yrsinBranson

[tropolis]

here are the groupings:

24,999 and under: poor
25,000-99,999: middle
100,000 +: upper

not combined income, single income.

[90sman]

I'm okay with where I'm at. I just need enough money to live comfortable. I don't need a mansion, fancy cars, limousines, a jacuzzi, fancy clothes, extravagant vacations, etc.

[Cindy_Jole]

Originally Posted by Vejadu

I tracked down an article on the study. It's actually $75k, not $70k.
Happiness study

It states that higher incomes do have an increasing impact on the satisfaction of your life, but not happiness.

Thank you for finding the study!

So according to the article, more money = more satisfaction. But more satisfaction =/= more happiness. I would think that those feelings would be more closely related.

[NJBest]

Originally Posted by tropolis

here are the groupings:

24,999 and under: poor
25,000-99,999: middle
100,000 +: upper

not combined income, single income.

I varies by location... For example, in NJ, 100K is nothing. But in AZ, 100k is ballin.

[LuckyGem]

Originally Posted by tropolis

here are the groupings:

24,999 and under: poor
25,000-99,999: middle
100,000 +: upper

not combined income, single income.

Household?

[20yrsinBranson]

Originally Posted by tropolis

here are the groupings:

24,999 and under: poor
25,000-99,999: middle
100,000 +: upper

not combined income, single income.

LOL money has *nothing* to do with class.



20yrsinBranson

[hawkeye2009]

Originally Posted by tropolis

lets be realistic.

95 percent of this forum is poor class or middle class.

are you ok where you are at, or do you want to get into the next class.

I am considered "rich". It is better than being poor, I can tell you that. However, I don't live a life too much different than most middle class people I know, with the exception of a bigger house (big deal). We don't take any more vacations and don't drive any better cars, nor do we wear expensive jewelery (with the exception of my Patek- which people think is a Timex anyway).

I think if I had more money than I do now, I would just get into more trouble.

[GregW]

I would worry about surviving. I no longer have the strength to ride really fast motorcycles. Just the desire.

OK - who is the Dress for Sucess chick?