I surprise everyone when I tell them I'm a retired public school teacher on a fixed income....and I own a tesla S.

Yes; my income is around $50K a year...

So....I live frugally....and drive deluxe.

It's worth it to me.

I'm also asking because of the way people judge others on how much money they make.

How many of us are retired, or disabled?

I make so little I don't have to file taxes. I paid off my house years ago, and I have no loan. I have quite a lot in a trust account, but that is for retirement. My cost of living is very low. I'm cheap as hell, and I still wear clothes I had from HS! The traditional way to have money is to SAVE it!

My income is basically rental collections, capital gains, dividends, increased value of stocks and bonds, investments... So, it's more than basic...

I'm asking because I am on a basic income called ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program)

My income is none of your business.

Social security

I get $1400 a month in Social Security benefits, so that is my basic income. I live pretty simply and frugally, always have. I won't say how much I have in savings and retirement funds, because that's nobody's business, but I have enough between what I saved and inherited, that I can supplement my basic income with another $20-25K per year for as long as I'm likely to live. So I am very fortunate on that front. I will never be a high roller or a good target for golddiggers, but I will have financial security as long as SS and Medicare are around.

I get the feeling, from having been on these boards a while now, that on Agnostic we have quite a range of members as far as financial status. Lots of people who regularly take expensive vacations to lots of people who are just scraping by. Reflective of America in general, I suppose.