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And many of them work with people who make even more money than they do, which can distort their idea of what lifestyle they can afford.

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I see this very much. Friends that are surrounded by dual income couples that are lawyers/doctors/etc get convinced that 300k+ household incomes are "not that much". This while being 97+% percentile for household incomes in the US.

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