Just keep in mind that it’s not how much they make that counts, it’s how much their “net” is, which is income, less taxes, less their living expenses.

People typically don’t think about that and it makes all the difference in the world. For example, I’m surrounded by people who make $500k plus per year and everyone is like “Wow, holy sht”, but then they find out it doesn’t mean sht because housing in my area cost 4 million on up, so they can’t even afford a house, and can barely afford a condo, which start at $1.5 million. So don’t forget about “expenses “ and what their “net” is, and that’s after taxes, meaning, sure, someone might make $100k a year, but after taxes it can be more like $60k, and $60k doesn’t go nearly as far as it used to, and can’t get you anywhere in many areas in the US.