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BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
February 22 2010 20:20 GMT
#41
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.
FuDDx *
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States5015 Posts
February 22 2010 20:28 GMT
#42
I think combined my wife and I make right around that much a year. ^^ We count ourselves lucky. We do live in Arizona where prices are lower and we do own our own house.If I made that kind of money by myself we would be rolling in it.
Oh and we do have two children.
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illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
February 22 2010 20:29 GMT
#43
I think it's a total overkill. That much money can support 100 families in the Third World.
:]
FreshNoThyme
Profile Joined March 2008
United States356 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-01-13 02:23:12
February 22 2010 20:35 GMT
#44
yesplz
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States295 Posts
February 22 2010 21:41 GMT
#45
$39,000 is a lot of weed
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
February 22 2010 21:43 GMT
#46
Depends where you live and who are your dependents.
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14911 Posts
February 22 2010 21:46 GMT
#47
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
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
February 22 2010 21:49 GMT
#48
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
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2751 Posts
February 22 2010 22:04 GMT
#49
wait, 39000 a year is 3250 a month is 2 385 euros a month.

Lol I remember the euro and dollar being about the same, haha. Now that is very few to run a familiy on yes.
artofmagic
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
United States1951 Posts
February 22 2010 22:14 GMT
#50
my mom support my family(dad+3 kids) with 15k a year in NYC.
evolve or die
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24773 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-22 22:21:37
February 22 2010 22:20 GMT
#51
Man... I don't want to move out of my parents' b/c of money and reading this thread makes me feel like I'm worrying too much... then again I am paying grad school out of pocket ._.

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
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
February 22 2010 22:27 GMT
#52
On February 23 2010 06:49 GreEny K wrote:

Show nested quote +
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 -_-


Thanks for elaborating for me. I was obviously being sarcastic.
:]
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9109 Posts
February 22 2010 22:51 GMT
#53
I could easily live in 39k a year. I could not easily live while supporting a family with 39k per year though.
asdfTT123
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States989 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-22 23:36:00
February 22 2010 23:34 GMT
#54
To put things in perspective, I just graduated from college and make ~$35,000-ish now, during my time between higher education. It's easily enough to support myself for the next year or so until I go back to get a graduate/medical-level degree.

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
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
February 23 2010 00:04 GMT
#55
My family lives on $24,000 a year, only my dad works. I have two siblings, my older brother is in college, and I'm next to go... 39,000 sounds like alot to us. But I live so comfortably- live in suburbs, enough food and clothes, loving family, etc. Be thankful! ^^
JeeJee
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Canada5652 Posts
February 23 2010 00:44 GMT
#56
Speaking from a toronto perspective..
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 $20-25k job (dont remember, around low 20s), and we managed just fine. Now prices have gone up of course, but 20k and 39k aren't exactly the same number either. Laptops, cars, houses, cellphones, tv's, cable, brand-name food/clothing/anythng, those are all luxury items. When you accept this, money becomes a lot more plentiful. There's certainly nothing amazing about 39k. Hell, as teens, me n my bro even had some real luxuries back then too, like bicycles (yeah, two of them. sup?)
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IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32278 Posts
February 23 2010 01:03 GMT
#57
living in argentina for 40k us$ should be really easy :p
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Slaughter
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States20255 Posts
February 23 2010 02:03 GMT
#58
woot im on a 3745$ stipend! Yay student loans lol. Me and my mom lived fine on her $55ishk salary. a Full family 39k would be tough, especially when shit starts to come up like major auto or home repairs or something.
Never Knows Best.
d3_crescentia
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States4054 Posts
February 23 2010 02:25 GMT
#59
Don't forget taxes.

For the love of god don't forget the fucking taxes.
once, not long ago, there was a moon here
Hypnosis
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States2061 Posts
February 23 2010 02:39 GMT
#60
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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