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Originally Posted by NKC ONE
Sorry can't agree at all with you. I assume you're that JasonS2k from before right? Long time fan of your views of life. Although I do appreciate your way of living free, some stuff you say like "anything below 100k and shit gets real uncomfortable, real fast!!!" really can piss off a lot of people. That just isn't true.
How many people make under $100k in Van? I would probably say a big majority >95%. For all my friends who still live in Van, I can't name that many that bank $100k + annually before tax. Can you say that they're all really uncomfortable? I look and feel a lot more miserable than they do on any given day and that has nothing to do with income. Before I left, I was rolling in $10-12/hour and I lived quite happily and comfortably even with school, rent, and your typical living expenses. Yes that may have been in a simpler time when things were much cheaper but lets just say we double that to $22-24/hour to chase today's inflation. That will gross me around $46k/year which is still half of what your "uncomfortable" zone is.
The good things in life are free. That goes for having a child also. You may think there are a lot of costs associated but seriously, how do you think Mr. and Mrs. Santos next door can afford to have 3-4 kids with two parents working close to minimum wage and still be able to feed 2-4 grandparents that don't even work? Sometimes shit just works out and as long as your happy, none of that material shit really matters.
If all you do is whore, blow, party, drink then you'll never be able to "afford" any type of lifestyle no matter how much you make. Even multi-millionaires can go bankrupt by something as simple as an addiction to blow.
I know you're a cool dude who's trying to make it in book deals, porn, and dating rich older folks. I can respect the hustle but don't tell the rest of the population things that just ain't true and you know it. Would you care to tell us how much you net annually to give you that awesome perspective of who should/shouldn't have kids or should/shouldn't enjoy their shitty under $100k salary? Come on bro, be a man and quit lying to yourself. Still a fan of 90% of the shit you sling tho.
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i totally agree with your points, but to give perspective of someone that wants to have financial independence as soon as possible, i'll just say this, earning less than $100K per year in Vancouver, living what I define as a good life, does not leave much excess for investing for that later time of financial independence.
Now, don't get me wrong, i have very high standards, many of which Vancouver could not fulfill - but i also wasn't raised in Vancouver, so my expectations are different. And some people want to be able to retire at 50, 55 age range - i think that's VERY difficult to do in Vancouver. So i suppose it's all down to what you want. Completely agree, the free things are great in vancouver, parks, coast line, community (kind of)... but i know multicartual wants a life of ho's, blow, and whatever else, i want a life of great lifestyle, huge culture, see the world, and retire VERY young - sub $100K i couldn't get that, equally you moved away from Vancovuer for a reason and it worked out great for you.
but your point is fully taken and accepted, some of us just want way more than the average, but others just want safety, good education, security, healthcare, non harsh climate, vancouver gives you that in droves.