tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081835178172740261.post2190269301372685574..comments2023-10-31T01:54:15.348-07:00Comments on Artificial Simplicity: The economic condition not to be namedskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147770743305509403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081835178172740261.post-50992302231901664592008-05-22T18:16:00.000-07:002008-05-22T18:16:00.000-07:00Can you say capital gains? Once you become a memb...Can you say capital gains? Once you become a member of the investment class, the question of salary becomes much less significant. When these people say they are close to the edge, they usually just mean a lack of liquid cash. Which is a far cry from going broke, though it does suck to sell those google stocks before they peak!skhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147770743305509403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081835178172740261.post-32753650014128306052008-05-21T16:10:00.000-07:002008-05-21T16:10:00.000-07:00Do the "near rich" really have a cushion, even a b...Do the "near rich" really have a cushion, even a big cushion? Most of the people in this category that I know have just increased their standard of living as their salaries rise (nicer, bigger house, viking stove, regular housekeeper, new car, fancy stroller, vacation rental in Maine). They are skating just as close to edge as others, if not more, because when they're earning such flush salaries, it just doesn't seem as pressing to save. At least this is what it looks like from outside!Beechamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319508054995742965noreply@blogger.com