[hparadiz]

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-28...

> I'm not American

Yea I had a feeling. I'd caution you not to buy into the Internet doom and gloom. Most people retire on far less than 500k even and are doing just fine. Because the people that tend to live on less also live in the parts of the country where you can still buy a house for 100k.

[Nursie]

Yes, so that link is the same one I gave you, and confirms you have your average and your median the wrong way around.

> Most people retire on far less than 500k even and are doing just fine

Soooo .... walking back all those claims about everyday folks being able to become millionaires just by showing up to work?

[hparadiz]

Didn't know walking back on basic math was a thing but here we are.

Please stop wasting eveyones time if you're gonna ignore a primary source after you asked for it.

[Nursie]

The primary source which

  - I introduced to the thread first
  - You quoted incorrectly
  - Doesn’t contradict the other sources given
  - Doesn’t support your arguments

You think I’m ignoring that primary source? That would be quite a feat given I linked it first.

Please do explain further, preferably with reference to the comments above that show the figures you quoted aren’t a good match to illuminating the claims you made.

How does that source support the notion that median-and-lower earning people can realistically save $25k per annum, per person, or trivially become millionaires with a bit of discipline?