For my daughter's 13 th birthday I got her a 3 hour limo ride and a $300 birthday ring. I then bought her presents from Abercrombie, American Eagle, and Hollister (her favorite stores). Then the other day my daughter said that her friends kept calling her rich, but I don't think we are, are we?
2007-04-21 03:56:35 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
It sounds to me like you are snob, trying to brag about your financial situation to a bunch of strangers. Money doesn't make you rich. Family, good friends, and happiness make you rich. You must have a void to fill if you are looking to strangers to give you a compliment.
2007-04-21 05:20:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jane 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Well it depends. Did you break the bank doing this? Anyone can be rich in their own mind, but to really earn this title in my mind you need to actually be wealthy (something totally different). It doesnt matter if you make a million dollars a year if you spend 2 million in a year! That means you are actually quite poor! But if you can stop working and still live the life you do then you are wealthy. As far as spoiling you daughter.. If this is something you do more often this just for her birthday then yeah you are creating a little monster. But I think it is fine to splurge on your children every once in awhile! Christmas and birthdays! Thats what parents are here for. As long as your daughter doesnt begin to expect these things I think it is fine.
2007-04-21 04:11:14 · answer #2 · answered by Barbarianmomma 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you struggling to pay the bills, or do you have a stack of credit cards that need to be paid??? If so then I would say no you aren't rich you are just living way beyond your means, just to help your daughter when a popularity contest that will get her no where... and will just turn her into a selfish, self-centered, brat!!!! who can never be satisfied... being rich is not everything hunny.. be happily satisfied with what you have and not envying what others have is true happiness... Who do you want your daughter to grow and be, someone who depends on everyone else to give her what she wants, or someone who is willing to work for what she wants and who knows the value of hard work and how it will pay off.... Who cares if you are rich, do you really think that this is what people sit at the dinner table and talk about at night?? NO WAY!!! unless they are totally criticizing you!!!!
2007-04-21 04:07:44 · answer #3 · answered by B-E-B 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
From the view point of some materialistic 13 year olds you may be...as for if you really are or not only you would know. None of the things you mentioned have anything to do with my definition of "rich" so I really couldn't tell you. Do you have peace of mind, health, well adjusted children? Do you have a job/career/calling (volunteering and such counts...it doesn't have to be for pay) you truly enjoy? Do you have a wonderful, loving, supportive partner/spouse who respects you and who you are the same way towards? If all your material things were gone tomorrow would you still have the things I asked about? If you can truthfully answer "yes" to all of my questions then in my opinion, yes...you are rich.
2007-04-21 05:20:28 · answer #4 · answered by Starshine 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you can 20,000 dollars on a child birthday gift, like these actress and singers, and take all her friends on vacation and pay for it, then your consider to be rich , other from that it does not sound like a Paris Hilton birthday party to me!! A 300 b-day ring is nothing compare to what these people spend in Hollywood, that's pocket change. So no your no rich, just spoiling your child.
I could do the same thing for my 3 children , and probably spend more money than that, But i rather save for their college and teach them that money does not grow on trees, daddy works hard for his money. Donald Trump has million of dollars , but he`ll tell you in a heart beat he let his children earn there money instead of handing it out.
2007-04-21 04:22:58 · answer #5 · answered by octavia137 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should consider yourself rich because of all of the non-monetary things you have. Sounds like you have a nice family and maybe you are a giving person (from the sound of it) I would consider myself rich for those things, not the ridiculous amount of money you spent on a 13 year old girl. By the way, how are you going to top that next year??
2007-04-21 05:02:08 · answer #6 · answered by Katie C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
uh no i got a limo on my 16th bday...now 31 , plus other great gifts. we were not at all rich and i am not at all spoiled. i work for everything i have, (which right now is more that what most people have). I am very grounded and respect myself and everyone. IF u can't teach your children about the better things in life....they could become lazy and trash...don't want that do ya.
2007-04-21 05:35:34 · answer #7 · answered by aubrey p 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
O.k. for my 13 th I got a cake, a movie out and a pizza, and that was a good day! I had hand me downs, didn't wear brand name anything other then osh kosh second hand and didn't have a party.
I never thought I was poor, I had aunts shoes, grandmothers shoes, and extras they didn't need.
I dislike anyone paying 35$ for a shirt or 65$ for a shirt! especially preshrunk, prewashed, faded, made to look hand me down and junky on purpose! and people pay more for the look? drive me nuts. I hate people saying I'm not walthy or rich 'cause I'm not driving a lexus or a b.m.w. Your are wealthy if you afford your house, your car, your education, your food and every other bill! this nation is one of the largest wealthiest in the world! of course the people are wealthy! half the world is in rags, and working to eat, just eat not relax, and enjoy all the wild stuff we have at our disposal!
2007-04-22 19:04:44 · answer #8 · answered by lithuim 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It depends.. did you pay your bills that month or did you struggle to do that?
I think a better way for us to determine if you are rich is to know:
how much do you make
how much debt are you in
how much do you have in savings, bonds, stocks, real estate?
I could get my child a limo ride and a $300 ring.. but that doesn't make me rich- that makes me financially irresponsible.
2007-04-21 04:07:00 · answer #9 · answered by iampatsajak 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
There are many issues here. Are you asking do you have the money to spend on her? B/c if you have the money to spend then yes you are rich. And what difference should that make to anyone. Not everyone who can afford to spend money on their kids do or want to spend it. You may want to be asking yourself why you feel compelled to spend so much on her and what kind of examples you are giving her. Not in a judging way, but just to ask yourself why you feel it necessary. Is it b/c you want her to like you as a friend?
More importantly, you need to make sure you are taking care of your money needs, before you start spending money like that on your kids. You need to look out for you retirement and so forth. If you are good in money areas of your life, then I would say you are rich and can afford to spend money. Of course, just b/c you can afford it doesn't mean you should!
2007-04-21 04:04:34 · answer #10 · answered by msjackaloane 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hard to say?
how much income do you have?
how much do you pay out every month?
how much debit are you in?
how many assets do you have?
where all those thing bought on credit or by cash?
we spend $500 or more on our daughter every birthday but we are not rich (she's 3)(yah I know we are spoiling her but she's the only one we have and we waited so long to get her ,we can't help ourselves)
2007-04-21 08:58:58 · answer #11 · answered by Greeneyed 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋