The first time it hit me how outside the normal range I am is when I went with my son while he was pre-shopping for a wedding ring, in advance of taking his future bride.
He was pointing out the rings he liked, asking the price, trying to get approved for an appropriate price range for when he brought her back. He was filling out the credit app when the clerk told him he would need a co-signer for the price range he was considering. I volunteered and she asked my monthly income. When I calculated it in my mind and said it out loud, the number even shocked me. All the clerk said was “wow”.
Moments like those adjust my perspective a bit. It keeps me grounded.
