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I don't think so.

"Rich" refers to a lifestyle that cannot be afforded by just $250k.

An example would be:

- Private school

- Vacation home

- 3+ luxurious vacations a year

- Saving $50k+ per year

- Eating out at fancy restaurants weekly

- Seeing expensive shows weekly

- $1+ million dollar home ($3.5+ million if you're in the Bay Area)

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250k a year can afford that. Private school is $50k, a vacation home is $24k, vacations are $15k, $50k savings is bs and you know good and well that no one does that while trying to make a presentation of themselves, fancy restaurants are $200 a night so 20k, expensive shows are $200 each so 20k, and a million dollar home is only 60k.

so 50+24+15+20+20+60=189 Oh shit look at that, there is room for savings/taxes too!

(numbers are yearly cost, not monthly or total cost)

You're only taking home ~150-160 of that 250K after federal taxes, does that change your opinion any?

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