I live in the SF area and I think most of the comments are ridiculous. We have a household income of 270k/yr and according to those comments I'm near poverty level.* The comments mistake income vs asset. These people are income rich but asset poor and buying everything on finance. I have about 1.3m in net assets.* I'm pretty sure these people don't know how to save money. I moved recently and my expenses have been high but I've been saving for +15 years. In college, I was making $8/hr and saving it so I can have $2k (min balance) to open an investment account. My wife and I shared one car for about 10 years. About 7 years ago, we moved from a condo to a single family home. Our household income at that time was 400k/yr but we opted to buy a home that leaves us with a 400k mortgage so we can save the difference. My wife and I scaled back our work to spend more time with our daughter which leaves us with 270k/yr which is still a ridiculous amount of money. Our needs are met 10x over and we have the time to enjoy it. Even with our high income I'm still looking for the great tips and motivation on this website to maximize savings. We switched to prepaid cell, a cheaper cable plan, etc.
* Most people have a awkward time of talking about finances because much of our society equate wealth with self worth. I have high income and proportional expenses but that does not make me good or evil, better or worse than anyone else. The important thing is to be self aware. Have a nice beer with your dinner, just be aware what you're paying vs. what it's worth to you.