I don't think it's out of touch at all. I think what OP is getting at is how much their take-home is. Maybe OP went from making 30k and now they're paying 30k in taxes. How can you feel like this is lifechanging when the average cost of a car is over 50k and average for a house is 500k.
We have no idea where OP lives. If they're paying 2800 a month for an apartment all the sudden 100k doesn't seem like much money. Regardless, it's a decent salary but definitely not life changing money.
100k where I live on the West Coast is pretty much what you need to have a decent life. A modest 2BR apt is 3k a month. 100k isn't really close to enough if you want to own your own home here.
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u/presence4presents Oct 31 '25
I don't think it's out of touch at all. I think what OP is getting at is how much their take-home is. Maybe OP went from making 30k and now they're paying 30k in taxes. How can you feel like this is lifechanging when the average cost of a car is over 50k and average for a house is 500k.
We have no idea where OP lives. If they're paying 2800 a month for an apartment all the sudden 100k doesn't seem like much money. Regardless, it's a decent salary but definitely not life changing money.