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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
On February 23 2010 05:10 Jibba wrote: Phones and cars have become necessities for many people, not simply luxuries. I should clarify, I meant for kids. It seems like almost every high school kid has his own cell phone these days, which is not a "necessity" by any means. | ||
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FuDDx
United States5018 Posts
Oh and we do have two children. | ||
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illu
Canada2531 Posts
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FreshNoThyme
United States356 Posts
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yesplz
United States295 Posts
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semantics
10040 Posts
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KOFgokuon
United States14912 Posts
On February 23 2010 05:29 illu wrote: I think it's a total overkill. That much money can support 100 families in the Third World. yea, cause prices in america are totally comparable to prices in a third world country | ||
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On February 23 2010 03:57 FaCE_1 wrote: Well, it all depend what his situation. I currently live alone with 45k and it's not so easy. I bought a house, I got my cars, electicity, food, assurance, etc.etc.etc..... Alone, at 39k, I wouldn't be able to live with the house just starting to get pay + the cars (p.s. my house isnt big and I got a really small car  )If the guys have his house pay and his car pay, then 39k is enough. I could do an essay on the cost of living ...oh snap, I'm a templar now :D Idk, if you have problems living single off 45K maybe you need to reevaluate where the money goes? Not trying to insult you but thats a lot of money for 1 person to spend and you said "The cars" maybe thats where the problem is? On February 23 2010 05:29 illu wrote: I think it's a total overkill. That much money can support 100 families in the Third World. Wow... Is captainobvious taken as a name on TL? Maybe you should request it, he does not live in a third world country and therefore does need to complain because it gets a family consisting of children, wife and husband what they need to live but not enough to save much. You can compare a third world country with where he lives -_- | ||
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Navane
Netherlands2763 Posts
Lol I remember the euro and dollar being about the same, haha. Now that is very few to run a familiy on yes. | ||
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artofmagic
United States1951 Posts
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micronesia
United States24805 Posts
I'm a single teacher where pay is good but cost of living is high... I can definitely support myself without any difficulty once I'm done paying grad school but it's tight otherwise. If I'm willing to live in a small crappy inconvenient one bedroom apartment by myself then it's like 800/mo plus some utils... but if I'm willing to share a house/apt with other ppl then it's very affordable (not what I want at all though). On February 23 2010 07:14 artofmagic wrote: my mom support my family(dad+3 kids) with 15k a year in NYC. What is the cost of housing jeez... seems difficult. | ||
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illu
Canada2531 Posts
On February 23 2010 06:49 GreEny K wrote: Wow... Is captainobvious taken as a name on TL? Maybe you should request it, he does not live in a third world country and therefore does need to complain because it gets a family consisting of children, wife and husband what they need to live but not enough to save much. You can compare a third world country with where he lives -_- Thanks for elaborating for me. I was obviously being sarcastic. | ||
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Jonoman92
United States9110 Posts
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asdfTT123
United States989 Posts
After my expenses, I have plenty of money left over to spend on whatever...though I suppose it's wise for me to learn to better budget and save more for later. There's a huge difference between 39k for yourself and 39k for a family. 39k for yourself is very easy in most places assuming you know how to budget a little and don't go crazy with your credit card. 39k for a family is definitely more challenging, but doable...certainly not news worthy. -_- Of course, other factors weigh in such as location (obv. NY is going to be more expensive than a little suburb in AL), transportation costs, etc... Personally, I live in a large city on the east coast where rent is notably more expensive than other areas. | ||
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
supporting yourself on 39k is trivial, shouldn't even be an issue. A whole family is also very possible; when we first came to canada (around 10yr ago, family of 4), my dad had a $20-25k job (dont remember, around low 20s), and we managed just fine. Now prices have gone up of course, but 20k and 39k aren't exactly the same number either. Laptops, cars, houses, cellphones, tv's, cable, brand-name food/clothing/anythng, those are all luxury items. When you accept this, money becomes a lot more plentiful. There's certainly nothing amazing about 39k. Hell, as teens, me n my bro even had some real luxuries back then too, like bicycles (yeah, two of them. sup?) | ||
IntoTheWow
is awesome32282 Posts
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Slaughter
United States20255 Posts
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d3_crescentia
United States4054 Posts
For the love of god don't forget the fucking taxes. | ||
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Hypnosis
United States2061 Posts
On February 23 2010 03:17 mdb wrote: i live with 5500 usd a year :D About the same for me LOL im so fuckin poor | ||
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