This is Optimal Finance Daily, Episode 2413.

A reminder, you probably make a lot more than you think, by Kevin of FinancialPanther.com.

And I'm your host and personal finance enthusiast, Diana Mariam.

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A reminder, you probably make a lot more than you think, by Kevin of FinancialPanther.com.

If you're listening to this, chances are that you live in a developed country.

You probably also make a decent income and have some education under your belt.

If you're smart, you might even be able to save up enough money one day so that you never have to work again.

Most people in the world aren't lucky enough to have the luxury of thinking about financial independence,

let alone actually achieving it.

This is why it's always struck me as a bit ridiculous when I see people with good jobs,

complaining that they don't make enough to get ahead.

Sure, making more money is probably better than making less money,

and some cities are definitely more expensive to live in than others.

But I have a problem when people who make well above the median income tell me that they're barely getting by.

The vast majority of people in the US don't make the huge sum of money we seem to think are necessary in order to live.

If someone making above a median income says they can barely get by, then what's happening to the other 50% or more of the population?

Are they all living a destitute life because they don't have the huge house, fancy car, and private school education

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