Originally Posted by Dude
The fact that working class families have managed to increase their spending on their children at all despite all these crushing economic forces clearly shows that their values are in the right place.

On the other end, what's an extra $5300 a year in non-inflation-adjusted dollars to a typical affluent family whose income has skyrocketed over the same span?

A lot of these people spend money on things like travel, going out to eat, cable, cell phones, etc.

Life really isn't that expensive unless you buy a ton of useless stuff.

Granted, I don't have a mortgage and we have two older cars, but I still spend about $2000/month for a family of four.