professorDissociate t1_j2wmaxd wrote
Reply to comment by Deja-Vuz in LG G3 OLED evo 4K TV: 70% brighter, no visible wall gap by maki23
Rent, childcare, and food. I spend 18k/yr on just getting my toddlers care while I work.
Deja-Vuz t1_j2x9tz7 wrote
most American spend all their earnings on rent and can't enjoy a good lifestyle. It's sad. It's crazy... Daycare should be free or almost free. We live in the most developed nation yet we still live in this shitty greedy backward lifestyle...
cute_polarbear t1_j2zpxnb wrote
Yeah. I am top 1-2% in income and thinking 2x about upgrading my 4 year old TV or a new espresso machine (Jura). Granted I am in one of the most expensive cities in US with multiple kids (and thinking about their college). That's the other thing, top tier private university is insane amount of money in US (it's like 60-70k usd not including anything else per year now)... Retirement is still a while away, but also thinking about that...
Slitted t1_j30r124 wrote
You’ll love the Jura.
cute_polarbear t1_j31lx8p wrote
I've went back and forth among hand ground, drip, including pods, and etc., I think going to bite the bullet and reduce some expenses for a month or so to get the Jura.
Slitted t1_j31qztc wrote
That’s the spirit. I love a V60 or Chemex, and used to be happy with a quick and dirty aeropress daily in lieu of those, but a super auto makes those redundant very quickly.
Doesn’t need to be a Jura necessarily. I’ve got a budget Magnifica Evo from De Longhi which makes equally good espressos (and thus americanos) as my Jura ENA 8. The difference is in the ease of making milk drinks and some maintenance.
Believe me, the super auto pays for itself very quickly!
Deja-Vuz t1_j2zxto0 wrote
A lot of people can't be retired as early as they wish. It's sad. Work till the end I guess.
cute_polarbear t1_j30f0um wrote
Being 100% realistic, even with proper retirement (financial) planning, I am likely going to retire at somewhere where cost of living (at that time) is more reasonable.
professorDissociate t1_j2yk5tk wrote
Europe’s infrastructure would like a HUGE word with you… TL;DR, Europe is way more developed. I guess that’s what happens when the local government gives more than half a rats ass about its people.
Check out their public transport for example. It’s fucking amazing
Edit: lol. My TLDR was longer than my tidbit. How great.
cute_polarbear t1_j2zp0zd wrote
Yeah... Try multiple kids, and planning for their college... I made peace with my 4 year old TV....
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