[Nyboe]

The REAL problem stems from too many people living above their means.

Most people who live in a two earner family will simply buy a more expensive house and car... and in the end money will be just a tight as it was with one income.

The fundamental fact of money that most people never get... is that it doesn't matter how much you make... it matters how much of what you make you save...

If you never get that ... you'll never get rich.

here, I'll put it another way... if you don't understand that someone who earns 50 thousand a year but saves 10 of it... is wealthier that the person who earns 100 thousand but spends 110... you'll never be rich, and you'll always feel the pressure to take a second job or to have your spouse work also ... only to realize in the end you still cant pay the bills.

[buccaneer81]

The REAL problem stems from too many people living above their means.

Nope. The real problem is no fault divorce and man-hating domestic courts.

[Lorianne]

The REAL problem stems from too many people living above their means. Most people who live in a two earner family will simply buy a more expensive house and car... and in the end money will be just a tight as it was with one income.

Bingo