One entertaining part about retirement discussions is apparently young people think all old people are executives. Wikipedia "median household income" article claims $29056 for the USA in 2010 for "annual median equivalised disposable household income per adult".

The article says that he made $100k, and it sounds like he continued to live like he was after the money stopped. If he was living like someone who made $30k, the money would go farther.

If only I were young!

10x income is a sliding scale - anyone can and should do that.

Any middle/upper-middle class, healthy American-born person with a caring family, access to good education resources, opportunities to stay employed throughout their life, and a drive to work for the market can and should do that if they live in an area with a demand for new jobs and are lucky enough to stay away from any serious accidents, diseases, and pregnancies.

As someone who immigrated here as a refugee without a dollar to my name and a family to feed, I realize how much of a role pure chance and luck play in my successes thus far despite the obstacles.

The vast majority of people.