Holy old thread Batman.

Un-college-educated mid-20's? $24k.

I make twice that on the books at 35.

In 2004, I made $98k and learned that money ain't everything. It's not, nor will it buy you everything. Also, depending on where you live, that could be a "lot" of money, or you could be starving and struggling to survive. Where I live, it's the former.