Tispower1 on 15 November 2008
| TheRealMafoo said: I will paint a picture of my life at least, so you all can compare this to where you live. I live in a vacation town in Minnesota. I own a 2,300 square foot 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home, on 14 acres. My back yard backs up to a lake. I own a boat, a Porsche 911 convertible (2001), a 4x4 Chevy Silverado Pickup truck fully loaded (2002), and all the electronics you could want (PS3, 360, Wii, gaming PC, a few HD-TV's, 17" Mac Book Pro that I am typing this on, etc....) I have a German Shepherd dog, a barn for horses (no horses though), a nice tractor... I have a lot. I am fully covered under insurance (me, home, cars, belongings). I also save 8% of my salary for retirement. Now, my income. 18 years ago, I waited tables for a living. I decided to go to college for Computer Science, and started a career as a software developer. Today, I make $78,000 a year. That's not very much money compared to many people in this country, but look at what it buys me. So, let me know how much in Europe you need to make to own my house on 14 acres lakefront. I bet it's a lot more then I make. |
I'll agree you beat the UK hands down for cheap land and consumer goods. Though that's (cheap consumer goods) mostly due to the world economy being run in dollars, so not much other countries can do about it. Going on the exchange rate of 2 months ago 
(how time changes things) that income would translate to £40,000, and I know our family income is quite a bit bigger than that and we drive a Citroen Xsara and a Renault Espace 
oh yeah, and a 25" Sony CRT lol
