How much is that lifestyle in the window?

My thoughts on the ‘Dream Life Calculator’ and how I cope with coveting my neighbors’ houses.

I was going to write about laundry this week, but then New York magazine ignited the internet with its Dream Life Calculator, and I changed gears. (If you haven’t seen it yet, New York asked nine young New Yorkers without kids to share their “dream life” and then the magazine calculated what they estimate you’d need to have saved and earn going forward …