– (x) your own cell phone
– () 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 (i.e., not dialup)
– (x) a surround sound system in bedroom
– (x) DVD player in bedroom
– (x) at least a hundred DVDs
– () a childfree bathroom (with 4 kids it is rather difficult)
– (x) your own in-house office (to be able to work even not at work !!)
– () a pool
– () a guest house
– () a game room
– (x) a queen-size bed
– (x) a stocked bar (in fact a fine wine cellar)
– (x) a working dishwasher
– () an icemaker
– (x) a working washer and dryer
– () more than 20 pairs of shoes
– (x) at least ten things from a designer store
– (x) expensive sunglasses (the ones I bought in a airplane)
– (x) framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
– () Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
– (x) 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 (I stopped nearly 20 yrs ago)
– (x) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
– () a boat
– () a jet ski
– (x) a neighborhood committee membership
– () a beach house or a vacation house/cabin (yess !)
– (x) wealthy family members
– () two or more family cars
– () a walk-in closet or pantry
– () a yard
– (x) 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
– (x) 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 (either for you or created by you)
– () private medical insurance
– (x) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans

Do you :
– (x) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
– (x) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
– (x) 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
– (x) married/partnered to a wealthy person
– () baffled/surprised when you don’t get your way

Have you :
– (x) been on a cruise
– (x) traveled out of the country
– (x) met a celebrity (Singers like Jacques Higelin, I do not count politicians as celebrities)
– (x) been to the Caribbean
– (x) been to Europe (I live there)
– () BEEN TO HONG KONG
– () been to Hawaii
– () been to New York
– () eaten at the space needle in Seattle
– () been to the Mall of America
– (x) 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
– (x) dined with local political figures (I have been 10 yrs MP)
– (x) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast (even in different continents)

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