$1m won't even buy a house in the big cities ( Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco)
I know there are a lot of third worlders on this forum that think $1m usd is a lot of money but it really isn't.
Exactly, you cant even buy a house here, and even if you do you have nothing left. Its a life-changing amount of money still but if you have a good job, a dude making $120k and having $100k in savings, versus a dude making $120k and 2.5m in savings/investments still generally live the same-ish life.