Did you grow up thinking $100,000 was the goal? My dad earned a little over $100k and he seemed like he had so much money. I thought, when I grow up and hit that $100k mark, I'll be set. How naive was I?

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$100k in the early 90s is $225k today. What do you think of $225k?

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Yes $100k was a lot of money in the 90s. It is now 2025

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Same - was thinking 12 years ago if I ever make 100k, I'll be set for life to be at that level and never need any more money...boy life is more expensive than I thought.

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$100k in 1990 is equivalent to $250k in 2025… if you’re making that today you’re doing alright sans HCOL.

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You just have to adjust your goal to the current moment as well. Find the inflation adjusted target and hit it.

I peg it to the cost of housing. At $100k, what was the buying power for a comparable house in 1990s vs. today? I simply base the value on my parents home, and for me, their home has appreciated 5x at a minimum. There is no way that $500k salary is achievable for many people. Something has to give here.

As a manager I certainly didn’t grow up in the 1990s. Back in 2016 when I graduated high school. I thought $200K family income would be amazing. Maybe now it’s $300K — but I do think $10K/month net of taxes, insurance, retirement contributions, etc. is very very comfortable

I think it’s a lot more to do with what we consider necessities in our lives today. Uber Eats, luxury vacations every year, eating out 4-5 times a week, Amazon and other memberships, these never made the equation back then. People used to be a lot more content with what they had, and it was okay to be under spending to save for true necessities

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