More than half? References please.
My neighbor was a 335lb 6'5 guy who could run. He was dumb as bricks. He went to college (at BC) for free. Didn't get drafted, but ended up on a practice squad for a couple years. Never played an NFL down.
He paid for his house in cash, and doesn't have the $1500+ rent or mortgage payment that most of us have.. Being able to pay cash for the $400K home will save him roughly 500K in interest over a 30 year fixed.
Most of us will NEVER catch up with his earnings, even though hes making 30K a year as a teacher
I have a hard time having pity for him, based on the fact that I owe 75K+ on student loans, am paying $1500 a month in rent, and barely can afford to pay everything. So cry me a friggen river.