• Opinionhaver@feddit.uk
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    3 days ago

    That’s wild. If I was making 100k a year I’d be able to retire in a decade. I make about a third of that and I’ve got virtually everything a man could ask for.

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        I live in a tiny 75-year-old granny cottage, drive a 17-year-old truck, wear 10-year-old clothes, never eat out, and never travel anywhere.

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      I made 100k / yr for a decade. I was not able to retire. Tho, I am in a better position than many of my peers.

      I no longer make 100k / yr, but I’m still above median for my state, and with this job I can also help provide care for a disabled family member in their home.

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      3 days ago

      I see your UK instance, is your “1/3 of that” in dollars or GBP? For context, 100k USD is currently about 77k GBP

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        I live in northern europe. Converted to dollars my current yearly income is a little over 33k USD.

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          Yeah, but you get all that free Socialized healthcare that we 'Muricans have to pay for