Barbiedoll 

Agreed. I still live in the modest 2 bedroom starter home I bought 28 years ago. 

Because that purchase was under my means it was paid off in ten years.  I chose to save the mortgage payment I no longer had instead of spending it. 

Does that make me a high earner?  Am I a 'bad' person because I chose to save for my future instead of spending the money?  I am beginning to feel that the current government is going to treat me that way.