Just finished reading Bink's diaries discussing the article about people who make 250,000 a year having a tough time making ends meet.
Personally, I can't stretch my mind far enough to even imagine ever having that much money. I grew up in blue collar world, back in the time when people didn't buy stuff until they'd saved up enough money to afford it and credit was only used for the really big things, like buying houses and cars. Making do with what you had was the norm back then, even as you worked hard at having more, someday.
When I married, I was thrilled to pieces with the little three room shotgun style house we bought for 3500.00. (that's not a typo). No young couple expected to have a really nice house till they were much older and could afford one. But to me, it was my very own mansion.