I tend not to share.....I reassure my elderly mother that I'm good, she worries because I have an old car. I just tell her I'm keeping it because it's the easiest car for her to get in to. 30 years ago, when things were more more cash based, I learned not to say I was broke in front of my parents...."I'm broke" to me meant I had little cash in my pocket, they worried I couldn't make it to pay day.
I don't tell people what I make, there are only a few people that would be happy for me. I finally broke the $200K barrier this year, and it just makes me rant about taxes. I'm very conscious of bitching about taxes, since I know I could reverse engineer salary from tax rate, I assume others can too. But damn-it, 51%, come on government, fuck off, at least send me a thank you card.
We've flown under the radar for a while now, but I'm pretty sure our secret is out. We're retiring next year to a custom build lake front home.
But as others have said, come here to get your atta-boys, not expect people in the real world to pat you on the back.
BTW....Woot! Woot! congratulations!