Millionaire Now Means ‘Still Can’t Afford Netflix’
Once exclusive to tycoons and celebrities, becoming a millionaire now just means you’re financially secure enough to keep buying takeout napkins. Heidi Barley’s journey—from childhood food stamps to a $34,000 salary slash to millionairehood—shows that 'millionaire used to sound like Rich Uncle Pennybags in a top hat,' but today it’s 'the new mass-affluent middleweight class.' As Barley put it, 'It’s not as glamorous as the ideas in your head.' Turns out a million bucks today is basically 'time rich,' not jet-setting rich. Sorry, Bezos.
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Congrats, America: there’s 23.8 million millionaires now! Spoiler alert—they still live in modest homes and sock away half their paychecks. Millionairehood: the sequel where the private jet is a Toyota and caviar is still a myth.
Millionaire today: You got a million, but if you’re lucky, it buys you a 2005 Toyota, not a yacht. The only thing ‘private’ here is your cramped economy seat.
Becoming a millionaire now is like being the tallest dwarf: impressive, but let’s not kid ourselves—nobody’s royalty, just slightly better at adulting.
Source: Feeds | Published: 7/29/2025 | Author: Associated Press
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