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Originally Posted by Rainger99
The article talks about what it costs to achieve the American Dream.
That is the goal. Obviously, most people never achieve the dream. But many people do reach middle class - which is higher than many of us started.
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The American dream is what each individual imagines. There is no guideline as to perfection of financial standards. There is an excellent book which is The Psychology of Money. The richest people are those who realize when they have enough money, not the most. We realized 30 years ago that my spouse and I were were working different hours, raising children, making great salaries and quality in our life was lacking. And the more money we earned, the more we needed. We changed our lifestyle or I should say workstyles, cut the excess in our lives, lived well and no longer were chasing our tails. If we were starting all over again we would never buy as much "stuff". We would live well and streamlined. Everyone has their own goal but we are not interested in chasing our tails.