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====THE LURE OF THE LIFESTYLE======

Although we love our home in a fairly nice neighborhood in San Diego ,

my wife an I sometimes like to "looky-loo" at new homes --It's a kind of weekend pastime and,

who knows,we might find something really special which will tempt us into moving ...

A couple of years ago, in one particularly expensive neighborhood ,we saw homes that were bigger than we could believe:15000 square feet and more.This was right next to a golf club where memberships ran $75000 a year. we were informed that everyone joined ,because everyone joined. What if you didn't play golf ? well,you joined anyway ,to socialize with the neighbors .That was simply part of the lifestyle .

We stopped at one particularly imposing custom-home still under construction,wondering about the future occupants .Where did this wealth come from?

How many children did these people have ,20 ? Or Perhaps their extended family -sisters and cousins and aunts ---Would be living there too?