"Are You Spoiled?"
(X) your own cell phone
(X) a television in your bedroom
(X) an iPod
() a photo printer
() your own phone line
(x) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(x) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
() a surround sound system in bedroom
() DVD player in bedroom
(x ) at least a hundred DVDs
() a childfree bathroom
() your own in-house office
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
(X) a queen-size bed or larger
( x) a stocked bar
(x) a working dishwasher
( ) an icemaker
(X) a working washer
() more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
() framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
(x) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
(x) a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
( x) large exercise equipment at home
( x) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
(x) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea (we're about 5 minutes from the Puget Sound, does that count?)
( ) your own pair of skis
( x) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( x) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
( ) wealthy family members
(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
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get...
(x ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now
(x ) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
( ) a stock portfolio
( ) a passport
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
( ) private medical insurance
( ) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans
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
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( x) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
(x) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don't need the money OR
(x ) 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 (taxis)
( ) 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
() traveled out of the country
() met a celebrity
( ) been to the Caribbean
( ) been to Europe
( ) been to Hawaii
() been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
() been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
() 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
( ) 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
(X) a television in your bedroom
(X) an iPod
() a photo printer
() your own phone line
(x) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(x) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
() a surround sound system in bedroom
() DVD player in bedroom
(x ) at least a hundred DVDs
() a childfree bathroom
() your own in-house office
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
(X) a queen-size bed or larger
( x) a stocked bar
(x) a working dishwasher
( ) an icemaker
(X) a working washer
() more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
() framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
(x) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
(x) a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
( x) large exercise equipment at home
( x) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
(x) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea (we're about 5 minutes from the Puget Sound, does that count?)
( ) your own pair of skis
( x) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( x) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
( ) wealthy family members
(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
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get...
(x ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now
(x ) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
( ) a stock portfolio
( ) a passport
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
( ) private medical insurance
( ) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans
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
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( x) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
(x) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don't need the money OR
(x ) 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 (taxis)
( ) 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
() traveled out of the country
() met a celebrity
( ) been to the Caribbean
( ) been to Europe
( ) been to Hawaii
() been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
() been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
() 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
( ) 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