I have never had 100,000 a year. I did have a 401k when I was working, that evaporated when everything crashed, and I was never able to get it back to its current level. I lost my job, retired when I was 69 years old, and now live on less than half what I used to have. I lost my house, when I could not make the payments. I now live in a little house on my daughter's farm. My horse lives here too, which helps. I could not afford to board him. My daughter, son in law and I just share stuff, I help out on the farm, and we have friends we barter with. So, I get by, but I don't have any extra. Thankful for our wonderful vet, who doesn't charge an arm and a leg, and is fine with monthly payments for the big, expensive things with the critters, and the dentist that accepts payments. My tiny savings is depleted, but, I get by.

Ask a republican how to do it.They will tell you stop buying health insurance,food,homes and other non-necessary things.

Income Inequality is the greatest financial threat facing us, at least in my opinion. It always occurs throughout history and it never ends well for anybody, the rich included.

Would be nice if they'd included demographics with their headline. Situation is a lot different for a family of 5 in New York City than it is for 2 adults in Nowheresville.

Living has gotten harder and harder every year. I live simply to make it so not a huge issue. That said, it is still way more of a struggle than it needs to be. Odd why many here blame the people and not the system.

I know several people living on $12000/yr

I had a woman tell me $50k is barely getting by, I'd estimate their combined income is comfortably over $300k. She couldn't answer how single people we both know survive on $30k.

A lot of people are just stupid with money and it's hard to convince people they're stupid.

None at all. We all need to learn to be more self-sufficient.

Everyone ( west mostly) MUST to pull back their consumption of everything. WTF does someone need with a 5000 ft2 home? Really? Just cause you CAN afford it doesn't mean you SHOULD afford it.

Um ... what's a paycheck?

most humans live to the maximum of their status [ to westerners " and beyond".] marketers have made that "and beyond " bit a large scale trap of debt and stress

In my case 10% of that, our food and housing costs are much higher here, we do have a better welfare system though, also education and health are much more easily accessed. But the world I expected when I was younger hasn't eventuated. We have a lot of homeless in my area, many you wouldn't realise during the day, they will still sit outside a coffee shop having a latte but rent is double their income.

Hmmm...

I'd be in hog heaven to make $30,000 have never reached that in 78 years of working.

82% of economic gains from 2017 have gone to top 1%. If anyone doesn't believe this, fact check me please!

It depends a lot on where you live, too. When my wife and I were making over 100,000, I thought we had it made. Nice house, nice vehicles, nice neighborhood. We could do most of the things we wanted. But we lived in a small city, in a generally not-rich part of the country. That's no excuse for the ridiculously low minimum wage, though, no matter where you are. And with CEOs making 400 times the money of their workers, plus all the stock options, etc., it makes me sick.