People on 100K Think They’re Poor | The Salary That Doesn’t Mean What It Used To | It's All Relative

Are you actually rich? Middle class wealth, income vs wealth, cost of living, generational wealth and inequality, why so many people feel poor in a rich country.If you earn £50k… you’re in the top 30% of earners in the UK.And yet most people on that salary would not describe themselves as rich.So what’s going on?In this episode of It’s All Relative, I unpack one of the biggest misconceptions shaping our politics and our sense of self:the idea that “the rich” are always someone else.The billionaire.The hedge fund manager.The 1%.But what if that’s not the full picture?What if wealth isn’t just concentrated at the very top… but spread more widely across what we might call the mass affluent?And what if many of us are both feeling squeezed… and sitting in wealth at the same time?In this episode, I explore:00:00 Intro03:30 Dinner Party Politics06:03 Advert Break Art Print06:57 Greens and Middle Class Squeeze10:03 Defining Who Is Rich11:20 Mass Affluent Hidden Wealth13:52 Britain Poorer Than We Think16:52 Expectations and Feeling Poor21:17 Community Questions29:11 Behind the Scenes Chat🔔 Subscribe to the ChannelA weekly show unpacking generational change, wealth, work and the forces shaping modern life.Subscribe so you don’t miss the next episode.📩 Subscribe to My SubstackRead the full essay this episode is based on:👉 https://drelizafilby.substack.com/p/you-are-probably-rich-you-just-dont📚 Buy InheritocracyMy book on inheritance, class and the Bank of Mum and Dad:👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inheritocracy-Time-Talk-Bank-Mum/dp/1911709809🌍 Find Me HereWebsite: https://www.elizafilby.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drelizafilbyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizafilby