I read frequently that what was considered a &quot;millionaire&quot; the last century, inflation and cost of living adjusted would mean &quot;someone with 7 millions or more in net worth&quot;<p>Edit: they&#x27;re the famous HNWI (&quot;High Net Worth Individuals&quot;)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Millionaire" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Millionaire</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;High-net-worth_individual" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;High-net-worth_individual</a><p>The famous &quot;one percenters&quot; are people with 8.4 million in net worth or more:<p>&quot;The 1 percent threshold for net worth in the Fed data was nearly $8.4 million&quot;<p>Source: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;economix.blogs.nytimes.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;01&#x2F;17&#x2F;measuring-the-top-1-by-wealth-not-income&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;economix.blogs.nytimes.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;01&#x2F;17&#x2F;measuring-the-t...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;01&#x2F;15&#x2F;business&#x2F;the-1-percent-paint-a-more-nuanced-portrait-of-the-rich.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;01&#x2F;15&#x2F;business&#x2F;the-1-percent-pai...</a><p>From
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