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To: GraceZ who wrote (18159)	3/5/2004 2:41:02 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

I would propose your standard of living increased due to clever adjustments you made, as you indicated. But not a reflection of the cost of the average goods and services in the USA. Of less importance, I'd also wager a guess that you could be discounting the cost of starting out. Once a person has everything in a house, the occassional replacement isn't much by comparison, which leaves room to expand the lifestyle like you said you did (pool, etc.). But this expansion is not due to a decrease in the price of goods and services. Regards, Amy J