The people who make $500k / year feel the same way you do: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/fashion/08halfmill.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/fashion/0

The people who make $500k / year feel the same way you do: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/fashion/08halfmill.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/fashion/08halfmill.html. Virtually no one considers themselves "rich" because they tend to put their "minimum acceptable" level at whatever lifestyle they're currently living, so obviously they can just barely afford it. Lack of perspective (historical, global, or even just from outside of your own social circles) is a real problem.