Slightly off topic, but I calculated my savings rate relative to my salary per year since 1999:
Salary %spent
59,909 28%
59,686 33%
74,871 28%
75,409 28%
77,224 32%
77,266 30%
90,000 44% - left my cheap rent-controlled apartment and bought a condo
89,200 44%
93,258 41%
96,726 43%
96,529 43%
96,206 41%
103,626 36%
105,417 37%
108,568 37%
I found it very cheering to realize I had always been able to live on less than 50% of my salary!
Gyosho