
Originally Posted by
n`gel
@nocram: That is so true. I also notice Filipinos here pud, the higher their monthly income is the bigger their house, the more expensive their vehicles, thus mortgage is of course higher (although nice nga investment and probably is gonna pay off eventually, depende lang gyud sa diskarte). What I'm saying is, how much do you really need to make to live without financial stress?
I know a family in Frederick, Maryland... $750,000 ang worth sa ilang balay. The husband is working at a grocery store, the wife is working at BB&T bank. And I can just imagine how much they're paying for their mortgage and pila ra ila income, plus their two school kids pa. Mo nang, permi apiki kay ighuman bayad sa tanang gastuunon kay hapit na buslot ang bulsa. Although I can really see the logic behind forcing in getting a big house kay mo appreciate man gyud ang value, pero living each month nga punga-punga permi, (dili na gani kauli sa Pilipinas), is really hard. Mo nang dili gyud maparaiso ang abroad para sa uban. Sahay sobraan ka "right-now" gusto dali madatu...
Constant financial stress can often result sa health... so there's nothing any better than saving up some money to go home to the Philippines and go on a vacation. Promote gyud sa? Para maboom pud ato country. Teheh.
They are probably homeless by now due the the housing crisis.