https://archive.is/2023.04.17-212925/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/05/millennial-generation-financial-issues-income-homeowners/673485/
Incomes and wealth are not just objective numbers—there is a large element of perception involved in whether someone thinks they are doing well.
You are not poor, you just think you are.
Many of my friends, all college graduates and employed, had to move back in with their parents this year.
Half are married and have double income with no kids and still can't make ends meet.