In truth, Tyonis is loaded, but all of the money he uses actually belongs to his brother, who is the Patriarch of the family. It's comparable to an allowance of sorts. Without this support, he'd definitely be lower-class, because he spends money as he earns it and doesn't have any interest in forging long-term investments to drastically improve his livelihood. He made enough to buy a single-roomed studio in Ul'dah, although that was probably requisitioned by the government since he hasn't lived there for half-a-decade.
