I personally don't believe what anyone says about their finances without seeing wage slips or bank statements.
People who have a massive house and 2 nice cars on drive can be mortgaged to the hilt and paying shitloads on finance on their cars
People who always have nice things, new clothes etc can be in debt to their eyeballs.
I knew one couple that seemed very successful he was a company director and she pottered about working in a supermarket 8 hours a week for 'something to do'
Nice cars, nice house, nice holidays, kids spoilt - she was always in the salon or shopping.
Turned out living way beyond means. House ended up repossesed, cars exchanged for cheaper models, debt companies chasing them, they apparently started arguing who caused the most debt and they split up.
She ended up renting from family and he ended up in a bedsit.
A lot of peoples life is an illusion.