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I don't want to have to cut coupons, spend a max of $100 a week on groceries. I'm not an elitist. I worked long and hard to get where I am. I lived off of $9000 a year...a YEAR for four years in medical school. Worked 120 hrs per week with 36 hr call every three nights as a surgery resident for the grand total of $35,000 for two years before moving to a more reasonable residency that only required 70 hrs a week with 30 hr call once or twice a week. I did this for 6 years while my student loans accrued interest that I couldn't pay since the payment is $1000 a month. From Kindergarten through residency, my education lasted 27 years! Add into that my husband's med school debt, my mortgage and you see a woman with a LOT of debt with a husband who makes a minimal salary as a fellow at Hopkins. No one will choose to go through what I did just to pay more than their fair share once they finally get to the point where they are paid appropriately for their level of education. I deserve to be comfortable, and I'm not going to be made to feel guilty that I make a good living.
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