Are You "The Joneses"?

[RandallNeighbour]

I paid $56k for my in-town home 25 years ago. All the shoeboxes built and sold near me on my street now are selling for a half million (which ain't cheap for a 2000 sq. ft. House in Houston). When I open my garage and drive out a BMW 550 or a Boxster, the young guys living nearby must think, "Sheesh. Considering my mortgage payments, I'll never own cars that nice."

And then they get their live-in girlfriend or wife pregnant and that's the last nail in the coffin for a sports car for 20 years... And they will move to the burbs where the schools don't suck.

I guess the burbs are where the Jones' live.

[SeanZ4]

I guess my neighborhood is pretty diversified. No two cars or trucks alike. However living in Kansas it's very common to see 50k$ + trucks every day. One of my best friends' wife is a high school principal. She bought a new 330xi awhile back. One of her teachers was giving her a hard time about it (with the budget strains and all)... her reply was awesome: "I bought the bmw because I couldn't afford a loaded out Tahoe".... (that's what the teacher giving her a hard time drove)..