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Re: Some Lego buying stats
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Wed, 13 Jun 2001 02:29:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Selçuk Göre writes:
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> Wow!.. A really big wow!.. When considering our income levels (me and my
> wife can only make around 15000 USD/year, both being engineers) it looks
> amazing. What I'm wondering is what kind of a living you could buy with
> 40-50000 USD/year. For example, in most of the hollywood originated
> movies, families live in some nice houses with garages and a garden,
> having at least two cars, going to decent holidays wherever they want,
> etc,. etc.
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> What kind of things one must reconsider before spending on them, as a
> family of two with no kids? For example, we can't buy more than two DVDs
> (40 USD) and four books (20-30 USD) per month.
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> What is the normal amount required to cover essentials? For example the
> amount required monthly for food, utilities (electricity, heating,
> water, phone), transportation, health insurance, and rental prices of
> living places (a flat with two bedrooms and a living room would work).
> Only rough estimates will help..:-)
Selcuk: An interesting topic. Housing costs in the US varies widely based on
geography as well as supply and demand. I live in Cincinnati OH, where house
prices are pretty reasonable. An exsisting 3 bedroom 1-story house averages
about 90,000 USD, a new 4-bedroom 2-story house runs 180-250K. My house is
a small (~1400 sq ft) 3-bedroom single-story and I pay about 700/month
(amortized over 30 years). My brother on the other hand lives in San Francisco
CA, which has close to the highest housing costs in the US, the same house
as mine can easily cost 350-400K.
An apartment that you describe can be had in Cincinnati for 600-700/month.
Transportation, at least for me, is 1 car payment (390/month) + costs of
maintenence and gas (currently about 1.75USD/gal.) I have no idea of what it
costs for public transportation, I havent been on a bus since I was a kid.
Health insurance for me and my family is paid entirely by my employer. But
the cost of health care for this society is probably the highest in the world
(0.14 out of every dollar created is spent on health care (14% is the US GNP).
Salaries are pretty much based on schooling. In general the more difficult
the degree is to obtain the more you can expect to make, although there are
some execptions this is a pretty good rule of thumb. I work as the Lead
Pharmacist at a teaching hospital and I will offer a new BS/PharmD (either
5 or 6 years of college) 72,000 USD/year. I beleive that currently Pharmacy
is the highest paying entry level BS degreed profession the the US, based on
the fact that is is too hard for most kids to do, therefore there are less and
less graduates so supply is low and demand is currently high. An engineer
will make less (40-50K starting) and a school teacher will make alot less
(30K ?).
Were you to live in the US with 2 engineering degrees you would probably make
around 100K/year, way above the US median household income.
--Jim
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