Privilege
Do you have:
X your own cell phone
X a television in your bedroom
☐ an iPod
X a photo printer
X your own phone line
☐ TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
X high-speed internet access
☐ a surround sound system in bedroom
☐ DVD player in bedroom
X at least a hundred DVDs
X a childfree bathroom
☐ your own in-house office
X a pool
☐ a guest house
☐ a game room
X a queen-size bed
☐ a stocked bar
☐ a working dishwasher
☐ an icemaker
☐ a working washer and dryer
☐ more than 20 pairs of shoes
☐ at least ten things from a designer store
☐ expensive sunglasses
X framed original art (not lithographs or prints) (I insist on this, but keep in mind they are all from cons)
☐ Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
☐ a multi-speed bike
☐ a gym membership
☐ large exercise equipment at home
☐ your own set of golf clubs
☐ a pool table
☐ a tennis court
X 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
☐ wealthy family members
X two or more family cars (At my parents' place)
☐ a walk-in closet or pantry (closets)
X a yard
☐ a hammock
☐ a personal trainer
X good credit
☐ expensive jewelry
☐ a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
X 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
X a passport
☐ a horse
☐ a trust fund
☐ private medical insurance
X 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
☐ 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 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
☐ 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
X traveled out of the country
X met a celebrity
☐ been to the Caribbean
X been to Europe
☐ been to Hawaii
X 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 (we were there, and missed the last ferry over)
☐ moved more than three times because you wanted to
☐ dined with local political figures
☐ 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 (i still can't swim)
☐ attend private school
☐ have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
X your own cell phone
X a television in your bedroom
☐ an iPod
X a photo printer
X your own phone line
☐ TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
X high-speed internet access
☐ a surround sound system in bedroom
☐ DVD player in bedroom
X at least a hundred DVDs
X a childfree bathroom
☐ your own in-house office
X a pool
☐ a guest house
☐ a game room
X a queen-size bed
☐ a stocked bar
☐ a working dishwasher
☐ an icemaker
☐ a working washer and dryer
☐ more than 20 pairs of shoes
☐ at least ten things from a designer store
☐ expensive sunglasses
X framed original art (not lithographs or prints) (I insist on this, but keep in mind they are all from cons)
☐ Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
☐ a multi-speed bike
☐ a gym membership
☐ large exercise equipment at home
☐ your own set of golf clubs
☐ a pool table
☐ a tennis court
X 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
☐ wealthy family members
X two or more family cars (At my parents' place)
☐ a walk-in closet or pantry (closets)
X a yard
☐ a hammock
☐ a personal trainer
X good credit
☐ expensive jewelry
☐ a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
X 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
X a passport
☐ a horse
☐ a trust fund
☐ private medical insurance
X 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
☐ 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 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
☐ 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
X traveled out of the country
X met a celebrity
☐ been to the Caribbean
X been to Europe
☐ been to Hawaii
X 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 (we were there, and missed the last ferry over)
☐ moved more than three times because you wanted to
☐ dined with local political figures
☐ 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 (i still can't swim)
☐ attend private school
☐ have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you