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Aesop Rock:
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--- Quote from: Aesop Rock on August 06, 2015, 08:18:12 PM ---Fuck, I'll make less than $15k this year including my school grants. Working a 3/4 time job to pay the bills and make it through school. My parents could have bought a house doing the same thing in their day. If you are bitching about making more than 40k a year and life being a struggle you can go fuck yourself.
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Again, I not only support myself and my fiance, but I also help support my parents. If they didn't rely on me I'd be fine at 40k a year.
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Wasn't really directed at you in particular and good on you for supporting the fam.
Prodigal Son:
That's crazy, I can't fathom that London is cheap by any means. I imagine the exact opposite. 155k (pound to USD conversion) is a really nice salary but some of the execs in my wife's have spouses who make equal amounts, so somewhere in the 200k and they aren't driving R8s or living in the nicest part of my region.
PabstBlueRibbon:
--- Quote from: Aesop Rock on August 06, 2015, 08:18:12 PM ---If you are bitching about making more than 40k a year and life being a struggle you can go fuck yourself.
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$40K would be hard to live on in some areas of the U.S. LA, San Fran, NYC, Chicago
Aesop Rock:
Nah. 40K isn't hard to live on anywhere in the US unless you have a 20K per year coke habit. I live in San Diego which has a median house value 80K higher than LA. I'm comfortable but that simply means I live with roommates, eat a few times a day, and can pay for luxuries like a cell phone and internet access. Americans in general are underpayed, but also think they need to keep up with the Kardashians. An extra 25k a year in my pocket would change a lot in my life, but I'd be equally as happy living the exact same lifestyle for the next 5-7 years and banking it all.
Kinchy:
Exactly, you don't have to buy more things just because you earn more.
Its amazing how much you can reduce your living costs when you need to
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