https://finance.yahoo.com/news/almost-third-millionaires-us-now-120000548.html

A growing number of the nation’s millionaires and high-income earners are abandoning the dream of homeownership entirely and opting to rent instead.

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  • davel [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    A million ain’t what it used to be.
    To retire from wage slavery with reasonable comfort in America today is to have saved up enough capital to live off of the 4% rule, and that means say ~$1.5–5M, depending on location.

    If you’re one of the increasingly very few with a decent pension, things aren’t so different. While you don’t have direct control of the capital, you’re still living off its spoils.