Keeping Up with the Joneses: Gates Edition
We all tooled over to our friends house yesterday since it is summer vacation around here now and the kids are home from school for a while until they hit the camps/daycare rounds starting next week. Anyway, these particular friends have an absolutely beautiful home right on the ocean with amazing views. It helped that the sun was out and it was warm enough to eat our lunch outside. The house is not huge but amazing nonetheless (4 bedrooms and a rec room so not too shabby).
On the drive home, as we rounded the corner into our own neighborhood I couldn’t help but experience a twinge of regret that our home is not as lovely. I do like to live here, and trust me I am not complaining, but it seems to me that everyone ought to be able to live in a nice house on the ocean. What an idyllic lifestyle my children could lead under such circumstances! I thought it might be good to note, however, that even with such obvious wealth coming in, that family still shops at CostCo, TJMaxx, Target, and the other discount stores. Isn’t that something?!
At any rate, their family circumstances are much different than ours (the father is never around and he is MUCH older than we are), but we certainly aim to strive for that kind of lifestyle. I honestly would not mind spending my money on such a home - it would definitely be worth it.
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