People on 100K Think They’re Poor | The Salary That Doesn’t Mean What It Used To | It's All Relative

It's All Relative with Dr Eliza Filby · May 21, 2026 · 35m

Are you actually rich? Middle class wealth, income vs wealth, cost of living, generational wealth and inequality, why so many people feel poor in a rich country.If you earn £50k… you’re in the top 30% of earners in the UK.And yet most people on that salary would not describe themselves as rich.So what’s going on?In this episode of It’s All Relative, I unpack one of the biggest misconceptions shaping our politics and our sense of self:the idea that “the rich” are always someone else.The billionaire.The hedge fund manager.The 1%.But what if that’s not the full picture?What if wealth isn’t just…