I didn't realize that inflation was that high. I also have an anecdotal reference point. A friend of mine who worked at the same company I do in the dot com ye

I didn't realize that inflation was that high. I also have an anecdotal reference point. A friend of mine who worked at the same company I do in the dot com years made over 80k in an entry level position. I make significantly less than 80k right now, albeit in a different field.