Totally agree with that.
I worked 44 years for an engineering company. Pay better than average. I was friends with a couple who both worked there. They were late-fifties. I would think their combined income was in excess of $300,000 per year. One of their things was cruises all over the world. Several per year. Nothing wrong with that. I grew up poor in terms of money. Parents lived paycheck to paycheck. I have never been on a cruise. I worked while my wife home schooled the kids. I am conservative with money and saved more than most. When I bought a new vehicle, my friend asked about the financing. I assume he was financing his vehicles. I wondered why a couple with a $300,000 income would be financing a car. People just have different approaches to money. Some spend more than they have. I have an Uncle (name is Sam) that has that approach.
We tend to make opinions about people based on visual appearances. Wrong many, many times doing that. Several lessons to be learned there. There is an old book "The millionaire next door" that touches on that subject.
Which is better long term for housing? Buying what you can afford or renting?
Bus drivers were mentioned. In South Carolina up into the 1970's, the school bus drivers were all STUDENTS. You could drive a school bus transporting children if you were at least 16 years old. This was to save money. Pay was $35 per month until they decided to pay the minimum wage which was $1.60 per hour. That was NOT the safest program for students. The 16,17, 18 year old driver was responsible for maintaining discipline and good behavior on the bus - including their high school friends. What were they thinking? Some things are better now than the good ole days.