Yes, I must say that I've noticed the same thing -- $1 million just doesn't stretch as far as it used to:
Britons need a lot more than a million pounds to enjoy the lifestyle of the rich and famous, a report said on Monday.
You need at least 5.8 million pounds to consider yourself "comfortably rich" in Britain, according to research for the National Lottery by the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
That "comfortably rich" tag might put some people off, so perhaps we ought to come up with something better. How about the "working rich"?
OK, got that pesky class envy out of my system. Back to business.