Remember I said “kind of”
(meme from Happy Christmas Baby)
Do you have:
(X) your own cell phone
(X) a television in your bedroom (Not yet)
() an iPod or three
(X) a photo printer (it’s our only printer)
(X) your own phone line
() TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(X) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
() a surround sound system in bedroom
(X) DVD player in bedroom see above answer
( X) at least a hundred DVDs (I’m guessing)
(X) a childfree bathroom (both our bathrooms are child-free!)
(X) your own in-house office (which doubles as a guest room)
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
(X) a queen-size bed or larger
(X) a stocked bar (AT the moment, it’s very well stocked)
(X) a working dishwasher
(X) an icemaker (we just need to hook it up)
(X) a working washer and dryer
(X) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
() framed original art (not lithographs or prints) something that a friend drew (I would if my mother wouldn’t hoard all my art)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
() a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
() large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
(X) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea (I’m in the land of 10,000 lakes for crying out loud!)
(X) your own pair of skis (well, they’re skiboards)
(X) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area (of course, it depends on how isolated)
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
() a beach house or a vacation house/cabin (It’s the families)
(X) wealthy family members (if only this would qualify me to be wealthy!)
(X) two or more family cars
() a walk-in closet or pantry
(X) a yard
( ) a hammock
() a personal trainer
() good credit
(X ) expensive jewelry (really just the one piece…)
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get (why would I want this???)
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now
() more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
(X) a stock portfolio
(X) a passport (which reminds me, I need to dig that bad boy up)
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund
(X) private medical insurance
(X) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans (thank the gods!)
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
() do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
() go on weekend mini-vacations (But I sure do talk about it)
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don’t need the money OR
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you in a taxi
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
() an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
() baffled/surprised when you don’t get your way
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(X) traveled out of the country
(X) met a celebrity
( ) been to the Caribbean
(X) been to Europe
() been to Hawaii
(X) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
(X) been to the Mall of America
(X ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
(X) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
(X) moved more than three times because you wanted to
() dined with local political figures
(X) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
(X) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
() take riding or swimming lessons as a child
( ) attend private school
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you