Remember when earning $100,000 a year meant you had truly "made it?"

I do.

I still remember dating a girl in college whose dad was a Vice President of Finance making over six figures. They lived in a beautiful home, drove luxury cars, and seemed to have everything figured out. Back then, $100,000 represented success.

Today? That same salary tells a very different story.

In this episode of This with Krish, we take a journey through how inflation has quietly changed the American dream, why a million-dollar home isn't what it used to be, and how purchasing power has evolved over the past few decades.

More importantly, I share how I recently explained inflation to my newly turned 8-year-old son—and why financial education should begin long before our children enter adulthood.

Whether you're raising kids, b ...