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Originally Posted by SeeBass
For all of the posts I have read of
guys renting apartments,
driving crappy cars,
guys who hate luxury imports,
looking for the cheapest flight ever,
guys with basic TV packages,
guys who take mass transit all the time,
guys who complain about drink prices
guys who complain about pop prices
what some people consider a nice place to eat
compalining about their cell phone package cost
looking to buy used hockey equipment
where some of these guys live
rarely see posts of questions about high end holiday destinations
complaints of winter tire costs
the quality of the Flame season ticket seats
how young some of the posters are I bet average age might be 32
I really have to wonder if this is the most frugal group I have ever come across or just a bunch of liars.
If I was guessing from all of the posts I have read the average income would be more realistic between $45K-$60K
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I think part of the problem is that responsible people are cursed with awareness. That curse of awareness tells you that you have to save for retirement, unexpected bills, family needs, etc... etc... So you end up buying a good car that is 2 years old (not new) and drive it for 10 years. Or you're happy buying a used tennis racket and changing the strings to make it new. That applies to people making 50K as much as it applies to people making 100K. But the ones making 50K end up thinking: i make 50K and I manage to save, and if I made 100K I'd finally get some of those luxuries, but I can't understand why these guys on CP who make 100K are driving the same car as me?!
The answer is that, for a responsible person, the mentality between 50K and 100K of salary doesn't change all that much, imo. I'd say this is true up to the 150K-200K range.
It's really when you get into 300K annual salary and above that responsible people can start behaving more profligately with their money (imo).