Do you have: (1) your own cell phone ( ) a television in your bedroom ( ) an MP3 player (2) a photo printer ( ) your own phone line ( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder (3) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup) ( ) a surround sound system in bedroom ( ) DVD player in bedroom ( ) at least a hundred DVDs (4) a childfree bathroom (5) your own in-house office (/sewing room/art studio/library/extra guest room/everything else) ( ) a pool ( ) a guest house (6) a game room (7) a queen-size bed or larger ( ) a stocked bar (8) a working dishwasher ( ) an icemaker (9) 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 (10) a multi-speed bike (11) a gym membership ( ) large exercise equipment at home ( ) your own set of golf clubs ( ) a pool table ( ) a tennis court ( ) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea (12) your own pair of skis (13) 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 (14) wealthy family members ( ) two or more family cars ( ) a walk-in closet or pantry (15) a yard (16) a hammock ( ) a personal trainer (17) good credit ( ) expensive jewelry ( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get ( ) 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 (401k, but still) ( ) a passport ( ) a horse ( ) a trust fund (either for you or created by you) (18) private medical insurance (19) 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) (20) 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 (21) 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 taxis ( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you: (22) an only child ( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person ( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you: (23) been on a cruise (24) traveled out of the country (25) met a celebrity (26) been to the Caribbean ( ) been to Europe ( ) been to Hawaii (27) been to New York ( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle (28) been to the Mall of America ( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris ( ) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York (29) moved more than three times because you wanted to ( ) dined with local political figures (30) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you: ( ) go to another country for your honeymoon (31) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party (32) take riding or swimming lessons as a child ( ) attend private school (33) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
(1) your own cell phone
( ) a television in your bedroom
( ) an MP3 player
(2) a photo printer
( ) your own phone line
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(3) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom
( ) DVD player in bedroom
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
(4) a childfree bathroom
(5) your own in-house office (/sewing room/art studio/library/extra guest room/everything else)
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
(6) a game room
(7) a queen-size bed or larger
( ) a stocked bar
(8) a working dishwasher
( ) an icemaker
(9) 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
(10) a multi-speed bike
(11) a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
( ) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
(12) your own pair of skis
(13) 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
(14) wealthy family members
( ) two or more family cars
( ) a walk-in closet or pantry
(15) a yard
(16) a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
(17) good credit
( ) expensive jewelry
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
( ) 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 (401k, but still)
( ) a passport
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
(18) private medical insurance
(19) 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)
(20) 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
(21) 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 taxis
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
(22) an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
(23) been on a cruise
(24) traveled out of the country
(25) met a celebrity
(26) been to the Caribbean
( ) been to Europe
( ) been to Hawaii
(27) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
(28) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
( ) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
(29) moved more than three times because you wanted to
( ) dined with local political figures
(30) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
(31) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
(32) take riding or swimming lessons as a child
( ) attend private school
(33) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
Phew, seven points short!
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