If you're struggling with 6 figured, be it 100 or 999, your problem isn't inflation.
I’m not struggling but I feel it on six figures with a family of four in a HCOL area with a special needs child and one income.
My point is that spending in stupid shit is a much bigger factor than inflation. So Op blaming his problems is just blame shifting. His actual problem is he's shit with money.
No, not Stockholm syndrome. I'm also on 6 figures in one of the most expensive cities in the us, but I stretch my money to the absolute limit. Instead I don't spend in stupid shit.
Think I'm wrong? Notice how OP didn't tell us where his money is going.