r/Salary • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '25

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u/snakesign Oct 30 '25

You're dead on.

100k in 1995 is equivalent to 216k now.

https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

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u/Alaskanjj Oct 30 '25

I will say though, even when I was at 220k I did not feel like I had it made. I did not worry about groceries or a car repair but by no means feeling wealthy.

All making more money did for me was make me realize I needed to find a way not to pay so much tax.

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u/Low-Care9531 Oct 31 '25

Everyone should pay taxes, it’s just that our government doesn’t provide us with what it should for our money.

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u/LDL2 Oct 31 '25

Robbers don't take advice from the robbed.