<p>A brilliant analysis. He could be from any British influenced country. :)</p>
<p>No, I know a Canadian when I see one. I can just smell it. He's definitely from Christmas Island.</p>
<p>Well - being well off/rich is always comparative. If i made 400,000/year and had a 30 foot boat, i could easily be jealous of my neighbor who makes 900k.year and has a 50 foot boat.</p>
<p>however, during the 80s and early 90s, $100,000 was considered "making it." I think today that number is $200,000. Of course, a family of 4 in manhattan making $200,000 isn't exactly living plush vs. a family of 4 making $200,000 in alabama.</p>
<p>putting it another way, where i live, if you're in the top 1% of earners in the country (i.e. household making $400,000+) you'd be considered well off, but not rich. according to most of you, thats plenty enough to be considered rich. if i drive about 3 or 4 towns over 1 way, that $400,000 puts you at average. if i drive 3 towns over the other way, that probably puts you in the top .00001% income bracket. its all very relative.</p>
<p>personally, if i lived by myself in an apartment and had no one to support, $100,000 would take some effort to go through. But once you throw in a house and a family of 4, that $100,000 goes away really quickly.</p>
<p>it depend where you live but i would say to be "RICH" you would need $500,000 - $800,000 a year</p>
<p>In the Sillicon Valley, 150,000 is about average. So my perception is a bit skewed, because the cost of living is extremely expensive here. I would think a good salary would be 200,000+</p>