Thursday, June 15, 2006

spoiled

So, I found this quiz on another blog and thought it was interesting. Supposedly, if you score 40 or more, you're spoiled. I scored 25. I don't know if I feel spoiled, but I definitely feel fortunate.

I bolded the ones that applied to me:

your own cell phone
☐ a television in your bedroom
☐ an iPod
☐ a photo printer
☐ your own phone line
☐ TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
☐ high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
☐ a surround sound system in bedroom
☐ DVD player in bedroom
☐ at least a hundred DVDs
☐ a childfree bathroom
☐ your own in-house office
☐ a pool
☐ a guest house
☐ a game room
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
framed original art--um, maybe, if my own art counts!
☐ 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
a yard--but only in the front
☐ a hammock
☐ a personal trainer
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--um, I believe this makes me stupid, not spoiled
a stock portfolio--for retirement
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:

shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week--well, what's a "need" exactly?
do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
☐ pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes
☐ go on weekend mini-vacations
☐ send dinners back with every flaw
☐ wear perfume or cologne
☐ 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
traveled out of the country
☐ met a celebrity*
☐ been to the Caribbean
been to Europe
☐ Been to Hong Kong
☐ been to Hawaii
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
☐ 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

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