Just spreading the love a little here. This blog post is pretty darned good. I found that it gets better towards the end. I particularly enjoyed the statements about spending a weeks worth of salary on one pair of pants. SHE tries to explain to someone that rich people don’t do this, to which that person says, “Yes they do. I see them wearing this kind of jeans”. Uhhh yeah, but they make more than $8 an hour.
That seems to sum up the point that so many people miss: We aren’t all at the same income level. Trying to keep up with someone simply because they live near you, or you know them, just doesn’t make sense. Certainly a barber can’t spend in the same way as a doctor even if they live right down the street from each other. Anyway, check out the blog post. It’s worth reading: