Kev: most of those I know in the 25 – 35 range are either level-headed or have parents with $$. And, this can’t be the norm, so my info isn’t much help there.
Yooklid: Congrats on being younger and making big bucks. I am actually comtemplating an involuntary job change. If you aren’t opposed, can say way industry you are in? I’d love to know.
lbjames: If I was younger and not married, I’d like to live in PD too. I almost moved there with a female friend about 4 years ago before meeting someone else and tying the knot.
Josh: On dating ugly. I, er, um. Good luck with that strategy….. Why should you expect more if you are attractive- its part of Darwin’s survival of the fittest bascially. Nothing more and nothing less.
Davelj: I think that women may feel comfy living beyond their means because either parents or the perspective hubby may materialize to bail them out, at least temporarily. I agree. Comfort with leverage is rampant.
G2006: Yep, dual income, or dual income no kids helps out a lot. The common/high divorce rates do much to contribute to NOD and RE sales (I estimate).
SD R: In addition to 401K, family expense, please add the new tax burden for those making over $100K (I forget the term).
Concho – Yep, a good offense is a good defense! Don’t surf from a computer upon which you do your finances! Try to keep your finance computer off the internet if at all possible. Always good to have non-routable IP addresses on all your internal computers. If you don’t know about good IP security – LEARN!
PS – As Warren Buffett said, you don’t know who’s swimming naked until the tide goes out. What a great quote!
As for me and the missuz, we have no dept and combined income is over $150K ( at least for the time being…) The group we hang with, ages 35 – 55, professionals who are good savers or have had homes for 5 – 7 plus years. We don’t live large. I think the younger crowd either drank the cool aid, or doesn’t care, or maybe has no hope and is thus taking all they can get – whilst the gettin is good.
