You're not ballin' when......

For those of you who follow me on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/blksocialite), you know I occasionally have these "you're not ballin'" tweets. I do it not to put people down but to make people realize that living beyond your means, barely making it to keep up with the Jones' is not the "cute" thing to do.

Having stated my disclaimer, let's just jump into to:

• You are not ballin' if you have on $2,000 worth of jewelry but no bread in your house.
• You are not ballin' if your grill is worth more than your house.
• You are not ballin' if you're in the club, chillin' in VIP and getting bottle service but your gas tank is on E.
• You are not ballin if you have to decide which bills will and won't get paid this month because you want the new Coach bag.
• You are not ballin' if you have a $300 pair of shoes on and you're borrowing money at work for lunch.
• You're not ballin' if you chose to buy the latest pair of Jordans over food to put in your house.
• You are not ballin' if have Cobalt car note money but you go and lease a Jag.
• You are not ballin' if you bought a luxury vehicle with 5k miles that's a year old all to say you have one.
• You are not ballin' if you're renting rims.
• You are not ballin' if you don't want to pay your mother her $50 for watch Lil' Man because you want to get you a pair of Coogi shorts

Ehh..I'm tired but I can assure you there's more. Feel free to add on to the list.