I’m turning 36 this year and it’s already happened in a way. In 2019 I was making $14 an hour working at a head shop, and now I’m making just shy of $100k and it finally feels like I can take care of myself (barely)

If you live in any major metro area, I really feel like you can’t break the true comfort level unless your household income is $200k. $100k just doesn’t cut it anymore if you want to own a decent house, pay crazy prices for healthcare, have saving/retirement.