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If you have over 40, you are (so called) spoiled.
(1) your own cell phone
(2) a television in your bedroom
(3) an MP3 player
( ) a photo printer
( ) your own phone line
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(4) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom
(5) DVD player in bedroom
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
(6) a childfree bathroom
( ) your own in-house office
(7) a pool, hot tub
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
(8) a queen-size bed or larger
( ) a stocked bar
(9) a working dishwasher
() an icemaker
(10) a working washer and dryer
() more than 20 pairs of shoes
() at least ten things from a designer store
() expensive sunglasses
( ) framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
(11) a multi-speed bike
() a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
(12) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
( ) your own pair of skis
() enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
(13) wealthy family members
(14) two or more family cars
() a walk-in closet or pantry
(15) a yard
() a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
(16) good credit
() expensive jewelry
() a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
(17) at least $100 cash in your possession right now
( ) 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)
( ) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans
Do you:
(18) 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
() 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
(19) 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
(20) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(21) traveled out of the country
(22) met a celebrity
( ) been to the Caribbean
() been to Europe
(23) been to Hawaii
(24) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
(25) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
() moved more than three times because you wanted to
( ) dined with local political figures
(26) 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