Have some money to spend - what shall I get?

[KrazyHorse]

I didn't say he did, but imo 160 in nyc is ~100 in rural Georgia

[Kidlicious]

I would not consider that to be relatively well. As an fyi, everybody I know with a Jd is making 160+ (living in nyc). That is relatively well, though not spectacular.

50k is, by definition, doing relatively well.

[Al B. Sure!]

So Imran confides in us that he just ended a long-term relationship with his former fiancee and KH thinks it appropriate to start calling him poor?

[Lonestar]

I didn't say he did, but imo 160 in nyc is ~100 in rural Georgia

I strongly doubt that.

I've actually priced moving out to the western part of VA, in terms of housing and gas costs. The housing cost difference between, say, Woodstock VA and Fairfax VA is such I could chop my salary in half and I could live in the same quality quarters.

It is much, much cheaper to live in rural Georgia then in NYC. If anything I imagine the difference would be bigger then DC and Western Virgina.

[Lonestar]

So Imran confides in us that he just ended a long-term relationship with his former fiancee and KH thinks it appropriate to start calling him poor?

Yes. That's what I'm getting from this.

(I saw it on FB as well, but I didn't feel as if I knew Imran enough to comment about it).

[SlowwHand]

So, because her parents weren't on board (and have no money) and mine weren't on board (because I converted to Christianity),

Do they know that I'm Methodist/Protestant/Christian?

[Imran Siddiqui]

I was somewhat shocked when I saw it had happened on your wall, given that you seemed so happy together for quite a while.

I would be wary of buying any durable goods with the money I viewed as "saved" from the breakup. It would have the potential to serve as a reminder every time you used it perhaps. Kinda like if you carried the engagement ring around with you or something like that. (Though maybe this is a good thing. Next time a 20 yo gives you her number you will remember the potential problems there while entering it into your contacts lists?)

Net and I have a ton of differences. The biggest is religion, but for me it's not an issue at all and for her doesn't seem to be a deal breaker. The maturity level definitely is in her favor though in our case...

Well, you know... on Facebook you tend not to air all of your dirty laundry . There was also the fact that when we aired disagreements, I felt like "great we worked that out" and she was like "OMG, we had another disagreement - can't we agree on anything!!1!"

Differences are one thing, of course. Having little to no common interests making the conversation a bit boring is another.

Aren't you a lawyer with 5+ years of experience? Why are you so poor?

There is someone on this site who doesn't know I work for the US government?

[Aeson]

Has Imran even said anything about his earnings? It could be he has other unmentioned expenses that make for less disposable income than KH expects. 10% could be tithes, for instance ...

[Imran Siddiqui]

Oh, um... speaking of parents... they just called me. After 2 years of not speaking. They heard about the broken engagement and wanted to make sure I'm ok (which I am). They want to come down and see me and I they still know I'm a Christian, but they miss me and want to come down right away (easier since apparently my dad retired since the last time I spoke to them).

I'm still in happy shock

[loinburger]

The two lawyers I know earn plenty, but a lot of that goes to student loans

[Aeson]

Well, you know... on Facebook you tend not to air all of your dirty laundry . There was also the fact that when we aired disagreements, I felt like "great we worked that out" and she was like "OMG, we had another disagreement - can't we agree on anything!!1!"

Differences are one thing, of course. Having little to no common interests making the conversation a bit boring is another.

Perfectly understandable. There's always going to be some deal breakers.

[Aeson]

Oh, um... speaking of parents... they just called me. After 2 years of not speaking. They heard about the broken engagement and wanted to make sure I'm ok (which I am). They want to come down and see me and I they still know I'm a Christian, but they miss me and want to come down right away (easier since apparently my dad retired since the last time I spoke to them).

I'm still in happy shock

[Kidlicious]

Blessings in disquise

[KrazyHorse]

So Imran confides in us that he just ended a long-term relationship with his former fiancee and KH thinks it appropriate to start calling him poor?

Dude, he was dating a ****ing 22 year old. Sorry if I can't take that seriously.

[KrazyHorse]

Yes. That's what I'm getting from this.

(I saw it on FB as well, but I didn't feel as if I knew Imran enough to comment about it).

Neither did I; when he posts it on poly though, I consider it fair game.