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by CallidaVorhis 2287 days ago
My most recent ex was in probably the top 5%+, I never asked them about their financials obviously, but just looking at their mansion and their friend's mansions one can assume. I remember her parents talking about what they would do in the event that the Coronavirus went pandemic back in January before we broke up (coincidence???).

* They have "nannies" and other people that are on a payroll to send out into the world to get supplies; this way no one in the immediate family will become sick. The food or things would be left outside and the nannies would stay in a separate garage apartment as to not risk contaminating them.

* They live in a gated community so if crap were to really hit the fan then people would have to be really serious about breaking in and dealing with the potential armed guards of other mega rich(er) families. I laughed at this idea, people getting armed guards for this??? Guess it's a possibility...

* Their mansion has another gate/fence that surrounds the house that can be electrified, a few back up generators, typical doomsday prep stuff, etc

* They had a few daughters going to colleges in other states, they called them all back way before colleges announced they were going online

* Three guard dogs so if anyone tries to break in they have to go through them...

* Probably much more that they didn't enlighten me to lol

Granted all these points depend on if the parents don't get sick. They're both doctors so they work on the front line in some capacity. Not my concern anymore though so I wish them the best of luck! The first point made me lose a decent amount of respect for them. Smart, but sadistic to pay others to put themselves in harms way.

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That doesn't sound like 5%, 5% is still firmly middle class.