I work in a very anti-mustachian place. Everyone eats lunch out every single day, my boss eats dinner out every night, they wear high-end designer clothes, etc. I'm the weird one who brings my lunch every day, wears "normal" clothes and doesn't have cable.
Because of the area I work in, I have access to salary information, and while the majority earn a ton of money, a few of them, like me, have "normal" salaries. (I put normal in quotes because in my book, we're still paid above average.) Every single one of them complains about not being able to retire. The market dips and they freak out (while I clap my hands and yell SALE). I decided to snoop around and see what everyone in my group contributes to the 401(k) plan. We have a 4% match which isn't amazing, but it's still free money. Plus the plan is with Vanguard and the funds we can choose from are great. I'm the only one who maxes out their contribution. In fact, the very highly paid employees (we're talking mid to high 6 figures) contribute 0%. We automatically enroll employees at 3% so they had to physically go in and change that number to 0%. I'm still trying to wrap my head around this one because we don't have any special retirement plans for highly compensated employees. Why wouldn't you max it out?!
Today's comment took the cake, though - "I can't believe what a great investment Valentino shoes are. They just look so good on your feet." SMH