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Originally Posted by vkm20
Another reason for me asking this question is I know some people who probably are earning same and are in similar situation like me but they live lavishly and in bigger nicer houses than me. It puzzels me how they manage it and still be happy.
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Your salary will not tell the whole story. I have friends that havea much nicer home than my husband and I while they made significantly less income.
Why? My friend got an inheritance and the family gave them some money for a nice down payment. We had to start from scratch and I had big debts prior to meeting my husband so I was busy paying that off instead of savings.
You cannot compare your lifestyle with your income compared to other people with the same salary.
Unfortunately today's society, people need to "cling" to an identity and thus feel they need to stand in a good place with type and job and salary.
Unfortunately also which I don't get is a lot of people think they are better than other people basing on ‘ over confidence ‘or ‘higher salary’.