Like, suppose you're a software engineer minimalist. You make 150k but you have a tiny, economy apartment or starter house, cheap beater car and don't spend much on clothes. Maybe you have one or two hobbies you splurge on (gaming rig? minifigs? crypto speculation?) but to outside appearances you look poor unless someone saw your balance sheet.
Like, suppose you're a software engineer minimalist. You make 150k but you have a tiny, economy apartment or starter house, cheap beater car and don't spend much on clothes. Maybe you have one or two hobbies you splurge on (gaming rig? minifigs? crypto speculation?) but to outside appearances you look poor unless someone saw your balance sheet.
That ain't hot.