akuma587 said:
lightbleeder said:
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. |
And most certainly you payed most of those stuff with credit cards or loans, if that's so now you're a slave of your debts now, congratulations...
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No joke, mafoo. I thought you were at least making a healthy six-figure income based on your posting history. I'm amazed you can afford all that stuff on your income. You must be broke as hell!
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Not broke at all. And I bought nothing on credit, it's WHY i can afford all that stuff.
I am debt free. The only things I have a loan on is the car (I took a 24k loan for the car after my trade in), and my house of course.
You don't need a lot of money to acquire a lot of things, you just need time.
I am almost 40, so I have been making a good income for a long time. I also make that salary in a small town where the cost of living is lower.
The point is, there is a lot of life to be had in the area of the middle class in the US. Why people don't see that is beyond me.
