Countries by median disposable household income; the US is the second highest.

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People confuse disposable income with discretionary income.

Disposable income is your take-home pay (after taxes). It has nothing to do with cost of living.

Money left after paying living costs is called discretionary income.

h/t Unusual_Bag3110

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