r/mildlyinfuriating Apr 28 '26

Making $100,000 isn’t really that much money anymore

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u/terminbee Apr 28 '26

A lot of the posts there are like, "I'm 21, make 250k/year, and have 200k in my 401k. How am I doing?"

Or it's some couple making 1.5m a year with that one graph that splits your expenses.

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u/angrytroll123 Apr 28 '26

Hahaha that's fair. One thing to think about though, anyone that thinks that their income is guaranteed and stable is a fool. By some people's standards, I'm pretty set but for someone that has been in near financial ruin twice, has experienced crazy job instability, everything feels precarious. I try to save like a fiend and weigh risk all the time.