Not rich by American standards, but doing well enough not to be able to complain to the average person. Dual incomes, health insurance, recently bought a house, own a car. Calling my job a dream job is a stretch, but I get paid well and work for a respected and influential agency.
How? We worked hard in college, got advanced degrees, student loans, and just now feel like we're catching up. Career growth was slow after school during the recession, we married "late", and haven't started a family yet, though we want to. We're happy though, and while making enough to not struggle helps, we were still happy (and also anxious about the future) back in college with less.