Couple Thinks $500k a Year Makes Them 'Average,' And People Responded With Their Strong Opinions

I wish I was as “average” as these folks think they are. This story comes from an anonymous New York City couple. They have two children and make a combined $500,00 a year, and they broke down their expenses for all to see.

Oh yeah, and they feel “average”.

Here is the breakdown for you to mull over (and likely be jealous of).

Here's a budget breakdown of a couple that makes $500,000 a year and still feels average. https://t.co/mauqIGvcRw pic.twitter.com/eh7xBwvMV1

— CNBC (@CNBC) March 26, 2019

Those numbers, to most people out there, are pretty insane and totally unrealistic. The actual average household income in the United States in 2017 was $61,372, just to give you an idea of what we’re talking about here.

Predictably, people on the Internet mocked these “average” people relentlessly.

https://twitter.com/darth/status/1110571701819965441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1110571701819965441&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwokesloth.com%2Finternet-dunks-on-couple-making-5k%2Fjessi%2F

https://twitter.com/darth/status/1110581896029720577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1110581896029720577&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwokesloth.com%2Finternet-dunks-on-couple-making-5k%2Fjessi%2F

Average people don't have the ability to contribute 18k a year to charity either

— ODS (@519ods) March 26, 2019

Their house is $1.5 million, with $20,000 property tax payment. So average.

— KP (@lightsoutonight) March 26, 2019

This is an excellent point.

$9500 a year in clothes! What planet are these people on!

— Intricate Expanses (@Intricatexpanse) March 26, 2019

https://twitter.com/ConnorSouthard/status/1110569449332064257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1110569449332064257&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwokesloth.com%2Finternet-dunks-on-couple-making-5k%2Fjessi%2F

https://twitter.com/Michael__Benson/status/1110572367749763073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1110572367749763073&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwokesloth.com%2Finternet-dunks-on-couple-making-5k%2Fjessi%2F

This was a big point of contention, too.

https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/1110593784931209216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1110593784931209216&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwokesloth.com%2Finternet-dunks-on-couple-making-5k%2Fjessi%2F

And finally, this guy put the cherry on top of the whole thing.

Exactly… And there are 129mm Americans that make less than $35k per year — 56% of Americans with income. This shows $36k in 401k contributions, $18k to charity, $10k misc with $7k left over. Those figures alone total $71k, more than double what most Americans make.

— Dan Connell (@dpconnell) March 26, 2019

If they’re average, I guess I must be a peasant…now I’m depressed.