Six figures isn’t rich if you’re the safety net

Six figures isn’t rich if you’re the safety net

When Danielle Carter landed a six-figure job as an attorney at a mid-size Houston firm, she thought she had “made it.”  But nearly a decade into her career, her bank account tells a different story. “I make $120,000 a year, but I still live paycheck to paycheck,” she admits. “After rent, student loans, helping my mom with her mortgage, paying for my nephew’s after-school care and sending money to my cousin who’s in nursing school, I barely have …