> the majority refuse to live within their means, that was my point. > the number of people i know who actually work hard and diligently save... maybe like 2% of us? this is only a thing i see people do in us. i've had a former friend who was making 13k a month here after taxes 2 years ago. he had a job in us and one here in netherlands. somehow he still ended up broke every month and needed my much poorer mate ( who was making like 3k a month after tax, just slightly above average ) to cover some part of the rent. they were house mates living in a 200m2 house splitting 2800 rent. i don't even know how it even is remotely possible to spend so much without buying luxurious cars, assets, collecting watches but he somehow managed.
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