(First of all, sorry for the title. I'm just not quite sure how I should title this post.)
Reading this forum, I'm going to assume many here have yearly spending between $100K-$200K. And in that Bell Curve, there will some with an even higher spending level, and those not far off on the other side of the curve.
What gets me, is I live in Southern CA, and I like to bike ride along So Cal's beaches. A few days ago, I was in Newport Beach biking along the peninsula. Those homes, the average homes along the water, and even inland, I'm assuming are all over $1MM minimum and the average ~$4MM.
So what gets me, is I see this incredible wealth, and though I may fall in the middle of the above Bell Curve, I do feel a sense a lacking when I'm in that environment. A friend owns a home down in Balboa and says he could get $5K/week if he wished to rent.
So you have those living in Newport Beach living that lifestyle, and many on this board living a very comfortable lifestyle, but not Newport Beachy. And yet, to me, this Bell Curve group, is living a life that is almost unimaginable in its luxury.
As an aside, I'm sure many of those people I saw in Newport Beach were tourists. And I'd love to know what percentage even bothered to get in the water. If I had my druthers, I'd be in a lake house with a boat, skis and doing a lot more fun stuff water activities.
Reading this forum, I'm going to assume many here have yearly spending between $100K-$200K. And in that Bell Curve, there will some with an even higher spending level, and those not far off on the other side of the curve.
What gets me, is I live in Southern CA, and I like to bike ride along So Cal's beaches. A few days ago, I was in Newport Beach biking along the peninsula. Those homes, the average homes along the water, and even inland, I'm assuming are all over $1MM minimum and the average ~$4MM.
So what gets me, is I see this incredible wealth, and though I may fall in the middle of the above Bell Curve, I do feel a sense a lacking when I'm in that environment. A friend owns a home down in Balboa and says he could get $5K/week if he wished to rent.
So you have those living in Newport Beach living that lifestyle, and many on this board living a very comfortable lifestyle, but not Newport Beachy. And yet, to me, this Bell Curve group, is living a life that is almost unimaginable in its luxury.
As an aside, I'm sure many of those people I saw in Newport Beach were tourists. And I'd love to know what percentage even bothered to get in the water. If I had my druthers, I'd be in a lake house with a boat, skis and doing a lot more fun stuff water activities.