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proof that money flows toward you faster than it flows away — usually
means The money you regularly receive, especially from work, investments, or other sources, before it goes back out the door.
from A transparent compound of 'in' plus 'come' — literally that which 'comes in.' English has used 'come in' for arrivals and yields for centuries, and by the time 'income' settled into its money-related sense, it simply meant the stuff coming into your hands. It mirrors its mournful twin 'outgo,' and shares the same plainspoken logic as 'outcome' — what comes out — making it one of those rare financial terms that means exactly what its parts say.
- word origin
- literally means what comes in
- median illusion
- averages hide that most earn below the mean
- no income tax
- the US had none until 1913
- passive dream
- earning while asleep still requires upfront sweat
- lottery effect
- sudden income rarely changes long-term wealth
median household income us — $74,580 in 2023, tracked annually by us census bureau
gini coefficient — measures income inequality: 0.48 for us, 0.27 for denmark in 2023
minimum wage — $7.25 federal us rate since 2009, varies by state
jeff bezos annual income — estimated $200+ billion net worth increase in 2023, primarily from amazon stock