What's the point of making a lot of money?

I honestly don't understand why people claim to need high salaries for their quality of life etc.

I live in a luxury apartment in a gated community with private pool/gym etc. In a city of 200,000 less than an hour from some of the best beaches in the world (Florida) have a new Iphone X, two modern computers, multiple video game systems, go out to eat a couple times a week, go partying/clubbing every week and other stuff… And I only need to make about $30,000 per year to support this lifestyle.

I have one roommate (big deal, being married one day gives you an automatic roommate anyway) and don't have a car (but it wouldn't take much more to buy one anyway) which are the only downsides I can think of. I literally don't know what else to spend money on if I made more, I can't even imagine how much extra cash would be around if I made like $80,000.

So what exactly is the point of having a super high stress job to make a lot of money when apparently the only difference in quality of life is the car and house?

I see people complain that their $100,000 salary isn't enough while I'm here literally not knowing what else to buy with only about $30,000… It baffles me

Added (1). For the people saying it's not possible. My rent and utilities are $850 per month. My cell phone bill is $80 per month. About $75 per week on food. About $1,000 per year on clothing related stuff. Adds up to about $16,000 per year in expenses needed to live for me. After taxes here $30,000 turns into $25,000, minus the $16,000 and I still have $9,000 left after all of the above is paid. There you go, now you see it's possible.

Added (2). Oh and I'm a college student too btw, with no debt.

And yet you want their money.

I think you have a good point. You sound like you have just enough money.

Mo money mo problems

There's a point where more is meaningless I agree

This sounds like a made up story from a very sheltered person.

If you believe you're making too much, please send the extra to me.

Nice fairy tale bro. Now that you bragged you may return to your job at Walmart your break is over with

The truth is, you only need about two or three million to stop working permanently, and get that amount or more in interest, just from a regular term deposit or real estate, but the more you have, well, people get greedy and want for example women who like money, those women often like drugs, which well, I think Mike Tyson spent a hundred million on drugs and mansions and tigers in less than a decade. I mean, I kind of agree with you, I have about the same, my dad lives in my house and pays me rent, I have enough to save, or pay off the small amount left in my home loan with but my house didn't cost a million, it cost sixty nine thousand, ten or fifteen years ago. House prices tripled since then, at least they did here, and if wages don't match the prices in property, people can't pay the rent, which must go up to match it, eventually. Basically, some people need more than others, some people like more than others, but there's a basic standard of living that everyone should have, and I would say personally, it shouldn't be much below you or me, for anyone, on earth, and if we could learn to share, it doesn't need to be.

LOL
You have all you claim on $30,000 a year income?
Have to call absolute BS on this one.

Everyone's different Not everyone is all about money, but everything cost so much especially when you have a family, The bigger the family you have the higher the cost. Look at the cost of college its outrageous!