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You invited a bunch of children to your home for a birthday party and it cost >$2K?
No it was at a kids party place with activities, sporting events...with food for kids AND adults, face painting person, magician, party favors, and tip...about 40 kids - well over 2k
This is so laughably skewed that I don't know where to start. But I'm sure it will keep the thread going.
Feel free to counter with facts, if so inclined. When factoring in overtime, unreported cash income, and side jobs, the working class people like fireman, nurses, and teachers are in the $110k range (and up). And these folks are not living in Chappaqua!
No it was at a kids party place with activities, sporting events...with food for kids AND adults, face painting person, magician, party favors, and tip...about 40 kids - well over 2k
Thank you for all the posts. My friend is SAHM, the 220k is what her husband makes on W2. I guess single income or dual income doesn't matter as the income for the family is the same.
No it was at a kids party place with activities, sporting events...with food for kids AND adults, face painting person, magician, party favors, and tip...about 40 kids - well over 2k
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Originally Posted by ShouldHaveLeft914
LOL, "nothing extravagant..."
I agree. >$50 per person for just a birthday party does seem a little excessive/too extravagant, IMHO.
With two kids it costs a fortune for activities...everything is expensive and lots ofpressure to have your kids involved in activities that everyone is involved in..
I agree there is pressure. So don't join the herd! There's no rule that says you have to have your kids in activities every day. You decide whether to be part of the insanity or not. Say no. Maybe you'll give others the permission to quit keeping up with the nonsense too...
Feel free to counter with facts, if so inclined. When factoring in overtime, unreported cash income, and side jobs, the working class people like fireman, nurses, and teachers are in the $110k range (and up). And these folks are not living in Chappaqua!
Hahaha. You might be right but if a pair of teachers/cops makes 220K they can certainly afford chappaqua although they might choose to live elsewhere. One can easily find a 700K/20K in chappaqua which 3x income. 220K is high income especially if it is stable like the the teacher-cop case and there is a good downpayment (>20%). They can easily afford a 3br house in all westchester towns.
I don't know how much cops and firefighters are making but you can definitely afford a house in Chappaqua on $220K, or at least a hose that's zoned for the Chappaqua school district. The houses on the west side of the MNR tracks are definitely affordable to someone making low 6 digits. But you can also find something closer to the town center at less than $700K.
It's one thing to technically qualify for a mortgage, but another to live that shoestring lifestyle.
Tons of dual income couples make $100k/ea yet almost none of them live in Chappaqua.
In fact, how "elite" can that town be if a pair of gov't workers can afford to live there?
I think you need to check your numbers against real life, b/c something doesn't foot.
Almost all govt/working class couples making $200k combined live in school districts much lower ranked than Chappaqua.
$220k combined is about what a working class dual income couple pulls down...cop, teacher, tradesman, nurse, etc.
LOL!
Median household income in the U.S. is around 50k.
But in your world, a working- class couple makes more than four times the salary of an average middle class family.
My sister, BTW, lives in a nice part of Westchester (in Larchmont; arguably nicer than Chappaqua) and her household income is around 160k. They do just fine.
Even in high-salary Westchester, teachers and cops aren't generally pulling down those kinds of salaries, especially not if they're in the home-buying stage.
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