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Home Alone 5 (or I guess 6)

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The quaint little village of Winnetka, Illinois is not an area that would be confused with a slum. Winnetka (where, like every installment before it, the fifth* Home Alone edition is set) claims the title of one of the wealthiest places in the United States in terms of household income. Prior to crapping out this review, I decided to see what a three bed, three bath was going for in ye olde village and was delighted to find a listing for a home of that size at the (sadly) normal-ish price of $600,000. Yes, true, that is twice the price of my own modest abode, but we don't have three bathrooms; we have two bathrooms (one of which has only a bath (no shower) and one that has only a shower -- but I should mention the shower is located outside the bathroom). At any rate, 600K seemed within reason for the average rich, but not Elon Musk-level rich, person. “What’s all this claptrap about household income,” I said to myself, putting down my hammer and sickle, and clicking on the link.  H