The $100K Myth

For years, a six-figure salary meant you made it. Security.

Comfort. Maybe even wealth. So if $100,000 sounds like a lot…

why do so many people earning it still feel stuck? Why does it

feel like you’re doing everything right and still falling behind? In this video,

I want to break down what a $100K salary actually looks like in 2025

using real numbers, real expenses, and real life. The $100K myth comes from the

past. In the 1990s and early 2000s, $100,000 put you far above

the average household. But salaries didn’t exist in a vacuum. Let’s start with