Over the Shoulder, Over the Top - NYTimes article

[tinuvielberen]

..."Carol Bell, 36, a Miami resident and divorced mother of two, is unfazed by the soaring cost of handbags. Ms. Bell, who earns about $150,000 a year as the co-president of a public relations firm, recently acquired a Mulberry tote and has her eye on a monogrammed Goyard canvas bag, a rarefied item that has yet to infiltrate such affluent Miami enclaves as Coral Gables or South Beach. "I'm not extremely wealthy," she said, "but when something is appealing to me I don't put a price on it. "

$150K a year is NOT wealthy for a lady? Hope I can make as much when I'm in my mid 30s...

When high-end bags cost 2K, that only gets you 75 bags. $150K doesn't buy what it used to...

Seriously, though, that's the curse of consumerism. No matter how much you make, it's never enough...

 

[woodstock]

..."Carol Bell, 36, a Miami resident and divorced mother of two, is unfazed by the soaring cost of handbags. Ms. Bell, who earns about $150,000 a year as the co-president of a public relations firm, recently acquired a Mulberry tote and has her eye on a monogrammed Goyard canvas bag, a rarefied item that has yet to infiltrate such affluent Miami enclaves as Coral Gables or South Beach. "I'm not extremely wealthy," she said, "but when something is appealing to me I don't put a price on it. "

$150K a year is NOT wealthy for a lady? Hope I can make as much when I'm in my mid 30s...

not in Miami...