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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More people have parental/family wealth than you probably realize. (This is true for me and it's hard not to be bitter!)

Others are living way beyond their means.

Others may have side gigs you don't know about OR make a lot more in their main gig than you expect.

Focus on yourself and your own happiness.[/quote]

I think the first 2 are really more common than you think.  Or people make way more money than you realize they do.

I try to focus on making sure we are financially healthy, which involves NOT comparing myself to other people's wealth.  We make the choices that are right for us, and we will never live in a $1.5M house.  That's ok!

My inlaws lived a life many people would have found cushy.  Top private schools, lots of hired help, my MIL was a SAHM.  Then thing went south, they got cocky and invested a ton of money into a business that failed and were essentially penniless in their 50s.  Actually, worse than penniless because they had debt.

They've crawled their way out, 20 years later.   But it was a stressful times for awhile.  They are still working in their mid-70s too, though they are finally a bit more comfortable now with social security and medicare.[/quote]

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