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Yeah. I find far too much emphasis placed on the concept of "rich" not to say something about all of the other riches are that important to me. I don't think it's trite. I think it's important never to forget that the true joys of life come from things that aren't "things," as long as the basics are covered.
One one income, as is the case right now, we are solid middle-class. We pay our bills. We do not accrue further debt, and are able to regularly pay off the small debt that we have. We can travel on a limited basis (mostly to see family.) We have an entertainment fund, which involves making choices and not doing all of the fun things we'd like to do, but prioritizing and doing the ones we most want to do. On two incomes, we've discovered we'd probably be able to sock away nearly 100% of the second income. Our goal isn't wealth. It's what was considered basic in my parents' day and age. We'd like to buy a house. We'd like to start a family. And in that sense, we don't want to do it until we're - I guess - part of that top 10% rich. All we need is "twice the money we're making right now," can you believe it?
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