How would you answer that? My 12yo asked me the other day on the way home from her school. I didn't know quite how to answer it on the spot so I said "we're neither rich nor poor but I feel we're closer to the rich side because we live comfortably and there's nothing we need that we can't afford to buy and we should feel lucky and grateful for that. Of course, there will always be things that we couldn't afford but those things aren't needed for a happy life".
For some background most of her friends sport the latest smart phones, get dropped off to school in fancy cars and live in pretty expensive houses. Many of these folks are genuinely well off but I'm sure a quite a lot of them are trying to keep up with the joneses.
For some background most of her friends sport the latest smart phones, get dropped off to school in fancy cars and live in pretty expensive houses. Many of these folks are genuinely well off but I'm sure a quite a lot of them are trying to keep up with the joneses.