Well maybe not quite paycheck to paycheck but the gist of it is I don't have thousands of dollars sitting around to blow on unnecessary things.
But you do realize that outside of this country millions are in poverty, making a dollar a day or less?
You're missing the point. Just see the message as a whole.
Even for those who have a lot they are in a way enslaved to their work to pay for it. Very few people are able to just coast thru life. It's tough for most people. If you can't see the message for what it is I don't know what to tell you.