Okay, I've read what the man wrote and why is it wrong for him to state the obvious.....whether you are black, white or green..you don't spend money on "bling" when you've got kids to educate. I have avery good income because my parents didn't buy a bunch of crap, and instead educated their 5 children. I did the dame with mine - and they can afford the $150 sneakers, they jusyt know that it's dumb to buy them when $50 sneakers are just as good.