FORTUNE(@FortuneMagazine):For generations, workers have been fed the promise that six-figure salaries come with financial freedom. However, even high-earners are feeling the pinch in a global cost-of-living crisis—and a six-figure salary no longer buys the peace of mind it once did.

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For generations, workers have been fed the promise that six-figure salaries come with financial freedom. However, even high-earners are feeling the pinch in a global cost-of-living crisis—and a six-figure salary no longer buys the peace of mind it once did.