1% in the US is about ½ million annual income. A lot of money to be sure but common enough that you’re not anything exceptional. You’ll never worry about money, but you’re still working a job and you’re still fucked if you lose it. You’re still incapable of solving world hunger. Maybe you could sort out a neighbourhood hunger problem.
1% globally is about $50,000 income annually. Now you’re really amongst the working population in the US. They’re not absorbing any blows.
0.01% percenters maybe.
1% in the US is about ½ million annual income. A lot of money to be sure but common enough that you’re not anything exceptional. You’ll never worry about money, but you’re still working a job and you’re still fucked if you lose it. You’re still incapable of solving world hunger. Maybe you could sort out a neighbourhood hunger problem.
1% globally is about $50,000 income annually. Now you’re really amongst the working population in the US. They’re not absorbing any blows.
That’s FatFIRE territory. They can already handle losing their jobs (thus FI) and can easily take advantage of bargain prices.