Anecdote: A good friend of mine lives with his parents in suburbia. Upper middle class, rich, comfortable massive 2 story home in a nice gated community. He dro

Anecdote: A good friend of mine lives with his parents in suburbia. Upper middle class, rich, comfortable massive 2 story home in a nice gated community. He dropped out of art school to work at the grocery store nearby where he's worked full time for the last 10 years or so. Because the store gives him wage increases for every 1000 or so hours he's worked, he's now making about $20/h as a normal cashier/stocker. He spends his free time playing video games, beefing up his home entertainment network, hiking, and hanging out with neighborhood friends. He seemingly has absolutely no financial incentive to continue to work at a grocery store, but ultimately he's been motivated to go back to work for the last decade at a super market.