Individuals who make more than $100K are rich because the average person in AA county only makes $40K per year according to US census data. These $100K people can buy a condo instead of a house. They can skip buying internet and cable tv because its not a necessity. They can skip buying a smartphone and buy a cheap cell phone instead. They can buy a cheap car instead of a fancy one. They can have one child instead of several. They can learn that life is not all about gimme gimme gimme. $100K is more than enough for one person to live on.