so what do you consider a comfortable income?

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De Hollandse Ezel (Banned) 23 Feb @ 7:13pm

If i wanted to buy the exact house I grew up in as in the exact adress.. U need 530.000 euro.
(I than handwave it was brand new just before I was born and now is as old as me)

a house my dad could afford on a single bachalorgrade income when he was about my age now.
well my phd income wont even get close.

my income now is just over 50k
my dad if corrected to inflation used to earn a little closer to 65k
(wages have not kept up with inflation his old job now pays 42k)

I would need an income of about 105k a year to afford that house.
thats idiotic only like 2% of wages in our nation are THAT high.

to afford the rest of the lifestile he had. 5 kids & all costs, type of food, holiday, hobbies, car etc. i would even need more than that

I likely would need 130k or twice my dads income at my age correctes for inflation to properly match his lifestyle.

there is nobody earning that idiotic much but dentist doctors a few lawyers and the members of parlement.

but yeah thats how much I would need to be "comfortable" not that that means I get everything I could wish.... just that I no longer have it less than what I grew up on...

si.. 50k vs 130k I never going to bridge that..

and for you how much you would need and what you got and how realiatic you can reach it?

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White 23 Feb @ 7:16pm

150-250k a year, for a single person.

Last edited by White; 23 Feb @ 7:17pm

Xero_Daxter 23 Feb @ 7:18pm

200k is year is comfy. But only a handful of people make that amount.

Goldias 23 Feb @ 7:20pm

Like Musk.
The chance is 0%.

mai72 23 Feb @ 7:21pm

Originally posted by Miles:
150-250k a year, for a single person.

The majority of Americans aren't making anywhere near that amount of income. Even dual incomes don't reach $150k. Single: $70k is about average.

White 23 Feb @ 7:23pm

Originally posted by mai72:
Originally posted by Miles:
150-250k a year, for a single person.

The majority of Americans aren't making anywhere near that amount of income. Even dual incomes don't reach $150k. Single: $70k is about average.

I know, most people are lower class, even if they think they are middle. Nearly serfs.

Xero_Daxter 23 Feb @ 7:24pm

Originally posted by Miles:
Originally posted by mai72:

The majority of Americans aren't making anywhere near that amount of income. Even dual incomes don't reach $150k. Single: $70k is about average.

I know, most people are lower class, even if they think they are middle. Nearly serfs.

Good luck on trying to be at least middle class. Those days are over.

Fake 23 Feb @ 7:33pm

It's not how much you make, it's how much you spend.

If you make $10,000/month but your lifestyle is $11,000 you'll always be broke. Social Media has sold the lie of people living luxury lifestyles and making it seems like it's easy. it's not.

Heck, the majority of those "influencers" are broke because they spend all their money to look rich.

Enzo 23 Feb @ 7:34pm

200,000 a year is good income

datCookie 23 Feb @ 7:36pm

Originally posted by Fake:
It's not how much you make, it's how much you spend.

Both points are equally true. Obviously it's important to ensure your expenses don't exceed your income, but how much you make determines how well you can live life. The cost of living is increasing and wages aren't increasing with it, forcing a lot of people to restrict even necessity items, let alone any kind of luxury goods.

vkobe 23 Feb @ 7:45pm

Originally posted by De Hollandse Ezel:
If i wanted to buy the exact house I grew up in as in the exact adress.. U need 530.000 euro.
(I than handwave it was brand new just before I was born and now is as old as me)

a house my dad could afford on a single bachalorgrade income when he was about my age now.
well my phd income wont even get close.

my income now is just over 50k
my dad if corrected to inflation used to earn a little closer to 65k
(wages have not kept up with inflation his old job now pays 42k)

I would need an income of about 105k a year to afford that house.
thats idiotic only like 2% of wages in our nation are THAT high.

to afford the rest of the lifestile he had. 5 kids & all costs, type of food, holiday, hobbies, car etc. i would even need more than that

I likely would need 130k or twice my dads income at my age correctes for inflation to properly match his lifestyle.

there is nobody earning that idiotic much but dentist doctors a few lawyers and the members of parlement.

but yeah thats how much I would need to be "comfortable" not that that means I get everything I could wish.... just that I no longer have it less than what I grew up on...

si.. 50k vs 130k I never going to bridge that..

and for you how much you would need and what you got and how realiatic you can reach it?

depend country

but if 40h/week=pay bill for rent, car, electricity, food, retirement tax and at end of year i still have 10% of my salary i say it is ok

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Enzo 23 Feb @ 7:45pm

Originally posted by vkobe:
Originally posted by De Hollandse Ezel:
If i wanted to buy the exact house I grew up in as in the exact adress.. U need 530.000 euro.
(I than handwave it was brand new just before I was born and now is as old as me)

a house my dad could afford on a single bachalorgrade income when he was about my age now.
well my phd income wont even get close.

my income now is just over 50k
my dad if corrected to inflation used to earn a little closer to 65k
(wages have not kept up with inflation his old job now pays 42k)

I would need an income of about 105k a year to afford that house.
thats idiotic only like 2% of wages in our nation are THAT high.

to afford the rest of the lifestile he had. 5 kids & all costs, type of food, holiday, hobbies, car etc. i would even need more than that

I likely would need 130k or twice my dads income at my age correctes for inflation to properly match his lifestyle.

there is nobody earning that idiotic much but dentist doctors a few lawyers and the members of parlement.

but yeah thats how much I would need to be "comfortable" not that that means I get everything I could wish.... just that I no longer have it less than what I grew up on...

si.. 50k vs 130k I never going to bridge that..

and for you how much you would need and what you got and how realiatic you can reach it?
depend country

but if 40h/week=pay bill for rent, car, electricity, food, retirement tax and at end of year i still have 10% of my salary i say it is ok

200,000 a year is good income

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De Hollandse Ezel (Banned) 23 Feb @ 7:56pm

50% of people earn 40k euro or more annual
34% of people earn 50k euro or more annual (this includes me)
23% of people earn 60k euro or more)
16% of people earn 70k euro or more
10% earns 80k euro or more
8% earns 90k euro or more
4% earns 100k euro or more
0.1% earns 200k euro or more

so yeah while I am low paid for a phd at 50k euro (most phd earn closer to 70k euro)
to earn 130k euro would be utterly impossisble.

stuf especially houses just went up bonkers.

Last edited by De Hollandse Ezel; 23 Feb @ 7:57pm

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Enzo 23 Feb @ 7:57pm

Originally posted by De Hollandse Ezel:
50% of people earn 40k euro or more annual
34% of people earn 50k euro or more annual (this includes me)
23% of people earn 60k euro or more)
16% of people earn 70k euro or more
10% earns 80k or more
8% earns 90k or more
4% earns 100k or more
0.1% earns 200k or more

so yeah while I am low paid for a phd at 50k (most phd earn closer to 70k)
to earn 130k would be utterly impossisble.

200,000 a year is good income

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De Hollandse Ezel (Banned) 23 Feb @ 7:58pm

Originally posted by Confound:
Originally posted by De Hollandse Ezel:
50% of people earn 40k euro or more annual
34% of people earn 50k euro or more annual (this includes me)
23% of people earn 60k euro or more)
16% of people earn 70k euro or more
10% earns 80k or more
8% earns 90k or more
4% earns 100k or more
0.1% earns 200k or more

so yeah while I am low paid for a phd at 50k (most phd earn closer to 70k)
to earn 130k would be utterly impossisble.

200,000 a year is good income