“For more than five years I maintained myself thus solely by the labor of my hands, and I found, that by working about six weeks in a year, I could meet all the expenses of living. The whole of my winters, as well as most of my summers, I had free and clear for study.”
~Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau could live on 6 weeks of serious work per year.
Most likely, you cannot.
Because inflation has ruined your purchasing power and the median salary has not risen enough to compensate for this.
Also, taxes have increased. So you have to work a lot more.
To put that in perspective:
Insightful comment
Matt