[Aggie93]

My one sentence answer would be; Enough to provide for your family and be a benefit to society.

What that takes will be different for everyone, but I think I'd get across that they need to cover not only their current responsibilities, but future ones as well. If their job does not provide enough, they might need to change their lifestyle.

I am concerned that there were a lot of parents that lived above their means for the last decade and kids have an unrealistic view on the type of lifestyle they can attain. Unhappiness usually rises when outcomes do not meet expectations.

As someone mentioned previously, it does seem there are a lot of kids not wanting to play the game of keeping up with the Jones. I hope that is the case, but I hope they earn enough to be able to provide for themselves in the future. Social Security cannot handle anymore strain.