With what social class do you identify?

[nerdress]

Originally posted by: kami333
Grandparents - stupidly rich
Parents - upper class
me - lower middle class

Nice progress lol

me too

 

[hzl eyed grl]

Originally posted by: Locut0s

Originally posted by: hzl eyed grl
I'm most definitely a po' folk.

Nothing to be ashamed off. I like "Po" folk better on average

Oh I'm not ashamed. It's made me who I am. I had to start working as a teen to help out my mom, but I didn't mind. The only thing that bugs me right now is that I had car problems and no longer have a car.....and saving for one is next to impossible for me. Otherwise....it is what it is. I'll just be super-appreciative if I ever do get to have "the finer things in life".

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: nerdress

Originally posted by: Deleted member 4644

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: Polish3d
I thought about adding a poll but I'm less interested in the ratios we have here and more interested in with what class people identify and why...

I read (on Wikipedia) that up to 6% of Americans identify as "upper class" which is a much looser definition than I would have thought accurate.

For the record, I'm not personally sure, but I commonly think of it as being somewhere between upper-middle and upper.

(Because: my parents make a combined income of around 375-425k, one has a trust fund worth several million, and they have ownership in a company worth (assuming the company continues) between 4-15 million (or so), and they live in an "upper class" part of the country - In one of Atherton / Palo Alto / Menlo Park / Hillsborough / Woodside, CA )

Atherton has like the highest median income in the Bay Area. It's insane. Good area to be in though. I'd love to retire there. But really housing in the Bay is ridiculous. You can't sell. EVER.

I think, (could be wrong) that Hillsborough is quite a bit higher. But Hillsborough proper only has about 500 homes AFAIK.

It's not. I have family and friends in both Hillsborough and Atherton.

I love Atherton, though. The Hills blows because you feel like dying every time you drive through it.

What do you mean, you feel like dying?

PS, why did you stop updating your blog?

PPS, you are right, median income in Atherton is slightly higher.

 

[Bateluer]

Lower-middle class.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: Polish3d

Originally posted by: Safeway
See signature. Future wife will be a PharmD/PhD. Combined will be around $300,000 scaling to $900,000 within 20 years.

What has your experience been with dating someone who has attained similar education / income (who intends to continue working post-marriage) versus someone who has not attained such levels / would intend not to continue working post marriage (if you have dated women from both categories)?

I prefer intelligent, attractive women. I don't want a wife that spends my money all day. I want a wife with a career that earns her keep.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Working poor. My wife and I are the most educated poor folk we know.

 

[bolomite]

heh, I would say middle class but slowly sinking down month by month

 

[venkman]

First Class

 

[Mojoed]

I'd say lower middle class. I own my house and two older cars and carry no debt other than my mortgage. My income is pretty low though, so I really gotta watch it.

I'm happy though, and to me that's more important.

 

[Chaotic42]

Dead-center middle.

 

[clamum]

My parents were middle class growing up; combined income around 100k or so when my Mom also worked.

Myself I'm not sure. Maybe on the lower end of middle (income around 40k or slightly less)?

 

[puffff]

lower upper middle class.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: Safeway
See signature. Future wife will be a PharmD/PhD. Combined will be around $300,000 scaling to $900,000 within 20 years.

:laugh:

 

[white]

This is ATOT. We're all upper class. Those who say otherwise are fakers.

 

[spaceman]

lower middle class fo sho

 

[rh71]

i would wager majority of internet-forum people are middle class. Rich people have better things to do and poor people can't surf with dial-up.

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: rh71
i would wager majority of internet-forum people are middle class. Rich people have better things to do and poor people can't surf with dial-up.

nonsense there is nothin better 2 do than surf the web and b on aatech

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: Polish3d
I thought about adding a poll but I'm less interested in the ratios we have here and more interested in with what class people identify and why...

I read (on Wikipedia) that up to 6% of Americans identify as "upper class" which is a much looser definition than I would have thought accurate.

For the record, I'm not personally sure, but I commonly think of it as being somewhere between upper-middle and upper.

(Because: my parents make a combined income of around 375-425k, one has a trust fund worth several million, and they have ownership in a company worth (assuming the company continues) between 4-15 million (or so), and they live in an "upper class" part of the country - In one of Atherton / Palo Alto / Menlo Park / Hillsborough / Woodside, CA )

You're saying that you think you're family, with a 425k household income and millions in assets is on the border between middle and upper class? It's incredible how inane the upper class is.

 

[miketheidiot]

EDIT: i come from an intelligent, educated family that is politically and socially active in the community, going back generations, but without huge inherited wealth. Upper middle class.

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: Polish3d

Originally posted by: Safeway
See signature. Future wife will be a PharmD/PhD. Combined will be around $300,000 scaling to $900,000 within 20 years.

What has your experience been with dating someone who has attained similar education / income (who intends to continue working post-marriage) versus someone who has not attained such levels / would intend not to continue working post marriage (if you have dated women from both categories)?

I prefer intelligent, attractive women. I don't want a wife that spends my money all day. I want a wife with a career that earns her keep.

qft.

i won't even associate with women who aren't going to school and show ambition and intelligence. I don't want a housewife.

 

[Polish3d]

Originally posted by: miketheidiot
EDIT: i come from an intelligent, educated family that is politically and socially active in the community, going back generations, but without huge inherited wealth. Upper middle class.

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: Polish3d

Originally posted by: Safeway
See signature. Future wife will be a PharmD/PhD. Combined will be around $300,000 scaling to $900,000 within 20 years.

What has your experience been with dating someone who has attained similar education / income (who intends to continue working post-marriage) versus someone who has not attained such levels / would intend not to continue working post marriage (if you have dated women from both categories)?

I prefer intelligent, attractive women. I don't want a wife that spends my money all day. I want a wife with a career that earns her keep.

qft.

i won't even associate with women who aren't going to school and show ambition and intelligence. I don't want a housewife.

I recently had a similar dilemma... I too don't think I would want to marry a trophy / housewife, i.e., a woman who expects her beauty alone to buy her a pampered, work-less life

 

[Polish3d]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok

Originally posted by: Polish3d
I thought about adding a poll but I'm less interested in the ratios we have here and more interested in with what class people identify and why...

I read (on Wikipedia) that up to 6% of Americans identify as "upper class" which is a much looser definition than I would have thought accurate.

For the record, I'm not personally sure, but I commonly think of it as being somewhere between upper-middle and upper.

(Because: my parents make a combined income of around 375-425k, one has a trust fund worth several million, and they have ownership in a company worth (assuming the company continues) between 4-15 million (or so), and they live in an "upper class" part of the country - In one of Atherton / Palo Alto / Menlo Park / Hillsborough / Woodside, CA )

You're saying that you think you're family, with a 425k household income and millions in assets is on the border between middle and upper class? It's incredible how inane the upper class is.

The millions in assets part is mostly 'upcoming / pending' as it is trust fund / stock / ownership... the 4-15 is what they expect to acquire assuming the company continues successfully

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'd consider myself middle class. I'm not poor or living pay by pay, but I'm not rich either. Average salary, recently bought a house, etc.

In fact if I had enough money to be considered upper class, I'd probably donate a lot more to charities and what not, and still live in a mid class house, I'd just make it better and get stuff done faster.

 

[Polish3d]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: Polish3d
I thought about adding a poll but I'm less interested in the ratios we have here and more interested in with what class people identify and why...

I read (on Wikipedia) that up to 6% of Americans identify as "upper class" which is a much looser definition than I would have thought accurate.

For the record, I'm not personally sure, but I commonly think of it as being somewhere between upper-middle and upper.

(Because: my parents make a combined income of around 375-425k, one has a trust fund worth several million, and they have ownership in a company worth (assuming the company continues) between 4-15 million (or so), and they live in an "upper class" part of the country - In one of Atherton / Palo Alto / Menlo Park / Hillsborough / Woodside, CA )

Atherton has like the highest median income in the Bay Area. It's insane. Good area to be in though. I'd love to retire there. But really housing in the Bay is ridiculous. You can't sell. EVER.

Yes, the prices for what you actually get are amazing.

Who wants to spend ~1 million for This home

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: Engineer


You've got the bold part right.

I see someone's sucking up John Edward's rhetoric like a tasty knob.

 

[Fayd]

Originally posted by: CRXican
living with mom and dad class

FML

you're not alone.