He turned 34 and did the thing you're not supposed to do. He looked up what the average person his age had saved. Then he looked at his own number. He closed the tab. Then he opened it again. Here's what nobody tells you about that comparison:

the average includes people who inherited money, people who had no student loans, people whose parents covered their first apartment. You're not behind. You're just not them. Start where you are. That's the only place you can start from.