Gav Blaxberg(@GavBlaxberg):Nobody teaches you this in school, so let me save you a decade of confusion. Your salary doesn't matter as much as your savings rate. I know two people who made this obvious once you see it laid out: Person A makes $120k a year and saves 5%. That's $6,000 a year. Person B makes $70k a year and saves 20%. That's $14,000 a year. Person B is building wealth more than twice as fast on almost half the income. The number on your paycheck feels like the whole story. It's not even the main character. What percentage are you actually keeping?

2026.08.24 13:02

Nobody teaches you this in school, so let me save you a decade of confusion. Your salary doesn't matter as much as your savings rate. I know two people who made this obvious once you see it laid out: Person A makes $120k a year and saves 5%. That's $6,000 a year. Person B makes $70k a year and saves 20%. That's $14,000 a year. Person B is building wealth more than twice as fast on almost half the income. The number on your paycheck feels like the whole story. It's not even the main character. What percentage are you actually keeping?