It’s all about lifestyle choices π

When your starting income was $4,000, you thought to yourself, “If only I could double my pay to $8,000, life would be so much easier, I will have enough money to retire.”
A few years later, your pay is now at $10,000, but you realize that you actually need $20,000 in order for life to become better.
It seems like retiring is so hard to achieve.
Elusive…
Why?