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How spoiled am I?
Yoinked from psiphiorg:
Do you have:
(1) your own cell phone
(2) a television in your bedroom
(-) an MP3 player (not counting my computer)
(-) a photo printer
(3) your own phone line (supplied by the university)
(-) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(4) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
(-) a surround sound system in bedroom
(-) DVD player in bedroom
(-) at least a hundred DVDs
(5) a childfree bathroom
(-) your own in-house office (not yet, but soon...)
(-) a pool
(-) a guest house
(-) a game room (also soon, although only for one particular game)
(-) a queen-size bed or larger
(-) a stocked bar
(-) a working dishwasher (soon; at least the thing better work)
(-) an icemaker
(6) 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
(-) a multi-speed bike
(-) 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
(-) 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
(-) two or more family cars
(-) a walk-in closet or pantry (soon)
(-) a yard (soon)
(-) a hammock
(-) a personal trainer
(7) 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
(-) 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:
(8) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week (depending how one defines "shop;" I do go to a book store at least once a week and am tempted by things there)
(-) 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)
(9) 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
(10) pay someone else to cook your meals (gotta love meal plan)
(-) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
(-) regularly pay someone else to drive your taxis
(-) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
(11) 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 (I refuse to count 12 hours passing through Canada considering the spirit of the question)
(12) met a celebrity
(-) been to the Caribbean
(-) been to Europe
(-) been to Hawaii
(13) 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
(14) 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
(-) attend private school
(-) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
Thus, my spoiled number is presently 14, going up to 19 within the month when I move into the new house.
Yoinked from psiphiorg:
Do you have:
(1) your own cell phone
(2) a television in your bedroom
(-) an MP3 player (not counting my computer)
(-) a photo printer
(3) your own phone line (supplied by the university)
(-) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(4) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
(-) a surround sound system in bedroom
(-) DVD player in bedroom
(-) at least a hundred DVDs
(5) a childfree bathroom
(-) your own in-house office (not yet, but soon...)
(-) a pool
(-) a guest house
(-) a game room (also soon, although only for one particular game)
(-) a queen-size bed or larger
(-) a stocked bar
(-) a working dishwasher (soon; at least the thing better work)
(-) an icemaker
(6) 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
(-) a multi-speed bike
(-) 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
(-) 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
(-) two or more family cars
(-) a walk-in closet or pantry (soon)
(-) a yard (soon)
(-) a hammock
(-) a personal trainer
(7) 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
(-) 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:
(8) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week (depending how one defines "shop;" I do go to a book store at least once a week and am tempted by things there)
(-) 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)
(9) 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
(10) pay someone else to cook your meals (gotta love meal plan)
(-) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
(-) regularly pay someone else to drive your taxis
(-) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
(11) 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 (I refuse to count 12 hours passing through Canada considering the spirit of the question)
(12) met a celebrity
(-) been to the Caribbean
(-) been to Europe
(-) been to Hawaii
(13) 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
(14) 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
(-) attend private school
(-) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
Thus, my spoiled number is presently 14, going up to 19 within the month when I move into the new house.