You're welcome to your opinion, but what's funny is that I live in Oakland in a household of three on a joint income of $160k. We live in a two bedroom apartment near Lake Merritt that costs $2500 per month. And we're pretty comfortable.

It sounds like you and I are neighbors. If you're having a harder time than I am I don't want to invalidate your experience. But not everyone who feels financially constrained is poor, imo.