Do you feel satisfied now you make 200k or more in AGI (adjusted gross income)?
At 115k I had enough money to buy whatever I wanted and save 2-3k/month. Now the numbers in my Vanguard account rise a bit faster than before, but my overall lifestyle is exactly the same.
A 200k salary is comfortable, but it's by no means "fuck you" money. I still worry about the things everybody else worries about: Finding fulfillment, love, a place to call home, and planning out my future retirement.
My boss got a call one day (open seating) and said, Yes. Yes. Noooo. I'll talk to him about about it right now. We went into the closet (seriously) for privacy and he asked if I thought I was overpaid. I said no. He explained to me that I had been paid 2X.
1X was not that much different. I spent less. But really, I got used to it pretty quickly.
I got paid like $200 extra once in college. They took it back the next paycheck :(
middle class, not a place to be
People only see the bright side...