07-02-2005 09:59									#31
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No way. I would accept if I had no other options, but there are numerous ways to make more money than that yearly...and many of them are legal.

	07-02-2005 10:00									#32
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I would take it if I lived in a developing country.

	07-02-2005 10:01									#33
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No. That would be a HUGE step down for me.

	07-02-2005 10:03									#34
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quote: Originally posted by Giancarlo I would take it if I lived in a developing country.

Low prices in developing countries rule.


It costs 1200 a month or something like that to rent a single-room apartment in NYC. You can stay in a four star hotel in Argentina for about the same.

	07-02-2005 10:04									#35
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quote: Originally posted by DanS Some things are needed more than others. Braces aren't a need in any reality with which I'm familiar, for instance. They go to parochial school, but they'll have to go to public high school (I suggested that a home equity loan would be justifiable to pay for parochial high school, but they probably won't choose that, in part because the kids would have to travel 1 hour each way). The kids play on sports teams, but they don't do Boy Scouts.

A good point about neccesity. I stand corrected.

	07-02-2005 10:04									#36
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Jaguar: Dude, you are having a what's the price of a loaf of bread moment. Renting an efficiency in NYC will set you back way more than $1,200 a month.

	07-02-2005 10:05									#37
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quote: Originally posted by DanS Jaguar: Dude, you are having a what's the price of a loaf of bread moment. Renting an efficiency in NYC will set you back way more than $1,200 a month.

Well it only proves my point further.


And DanS, I saw your DanS.

	07-02-2005 10:06									#38
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quote: Originally posted by Jaguar Low prices in developing countries rule. It costs 1200 a month or something like that to rent a single-room apartment in NYC. You can stay in a four star hotel in Argentina for about the same.

I would definitely take a wage like that in Argentina. That would be fantastic. When I was in Argentina during the devaluation was great for foreigners (not so much for those paid in pesos though). Last I was in Argentina it was like 3 pesos to 1 dollar. So literally $40,000 dollars is worth 120,000 pesos.

	07-02-2005 10:07									#39
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Well, the edit was because I didn't know a precise figure, but it cost well more than that 5 years ago.

Most areas of the US aren't expensive living.

	07-02-2005 10:07									#40
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quote: Originally posted by MRT144 yes. yes i would. my career isnt who i am.

MRT sums it up for me me, I'm on £22k a year for 37 hours a week with *NO* stress, my 'boss' is on on 26k with a lot of stress...he'll be pushin' up the daisies before me......

	07-02-2005 10:09									#41
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quote: Originally posted by Giancarlo I would definitely take a wage like that in Argentina. That would be fantastic. When I was in Argentina during the devaluation was great for foreigners (not so much for those paid in pesos though). Last I was in Argentina it was like 3 pesos to 1 dollar. So literally $40,000 dollars is worth 120,000 pesos.

Steak dinner for 8 pesos, or about $2.70. I had a tenderloin every day.

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quote: Originally posted by Jaguar Steak dinner for 8 pesos, or about $2.70. I had a tenderloin every day.

I know a great restaurant where I used to live... it was like 7 pesos for a steak dinner and a big potato filled with sour cream, cheese and chives.

When I was in Argentina, I ate steak about three or four times a week.

	07-02-2005 10:13									#43
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quote: Originally posted by Giancarlo I know a great restaurant where I used to live... it was like 7 pesos for a steak dinner and a big potato filled with sour cream, cheese and chives. When I was in Argentina, I ate steak about three or four times a week.

Is it true that their beef is the best anywhere?

	07-02-2005 10:14									#44
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quote: Originally posted by PLATO Is it true that their beef is the best anywhere?

Based on my own opinion and taste, that's what I definitely think.

	07-02-2005 10:19									#45
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quote: Originally posted by PLATO Is it true that their beef is the best anywhere?

Pretty much. They have lots and lots and lots of cows there. So if you go there, eat steak and buy yourself a nice leather jacket.

	07-02-2005 10:21									#46
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quote: Originally posted by Giancarlo Based on my own opinion and taste, that's what I definitely think.

I had heard that. Wonder why they don't export here. Seems like that could be a great source of income for the cattlemen there. I bet there is some kind of beef lobby here that makes it illegal.

	07-02-2005 10:21									#47
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quote: Originally posted by Giancarlo Based on my own opinion and taste, that's what I definitely think.

You like a salty after taste?

	07-02-2005 10:21									#48
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If I'm doing a mindless and boring job, I'd need a HELL of a lot more money than that.

	07-02-2005 10:24									#49
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Well that's my own personal experience... I personally don't like the beef here in the US, as cows are often (not always, but often) kept in cramped conditions. In Argentina, cows are let to roam where-ever they want.

"You like a salty after taste?"

If there are any sexual overtures to that comment, I'll just turn a blind eye.

	07-02-2005 10:26									#50
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why is your eye blind?

	07-02-2005 10:29									#51
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quote: Originally posted by Shogun Gunner why is your eye blind?

I just closed my eye.

	07-02-2005 10:30									#52
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui If I'm doing a mindless and boring job, I'd need a HELL of a lot more money than that.

Mindless and boring at 40k is a damn sight better than being a stress case on 80k and dying in your mid 50's

Theres no way I'm going to to die of anything that even remotety work related, can you guys say the same?

	07-02-2005 10:30									#53
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quote: Originally posted by Kidicious I prefer mindless and boring.

I'm not surprises...

	07-02-2005 10:31									#54
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Accounting or actuary?

Actuaries make a hell of a lot more than 40k a year

	07-02-2005 11:11									#55
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No, too many hours

	07-02-2005 11:26									#56
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I would do that if it were limited to only 5 years. After that, I expect to be making more than 40k.

	07-02-2005 12:11									#57
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I'd probably accept. It'd be worth it to have that feeling of security, and to not have to deal with stress.

	07-02-2005 15:13									#58
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quote: Stipulations: You are GUARANTEED the job for life.

Hypothetically useful but practically impossible. Going by the job description I'd leave eventually anyway so no plus point. So that's a

quote: You will never, ever, ever get promoted or get raises past inflation's effect.

Definitely With my talents and abilities I have been offered this potential on a platter with much better pay rises and bonus.

quote: The job is mindless and boring, while not physically demanding or hard, it is boring as hell.

Definitely a no-no. My job is pretty challenging.

quote: You get 2 and a half weeks of paid vacation a year and good health benifits/insurance.

I get 5 weeks at the moment. Health benefits/insurance aren't really necessary in the UK but I do get them. By current exchange rates I already earn more money than $40k and work less hours than 40 a week. So you haven't tempted me


Would this job make you happy?

	07-02-2005 15:23									#59
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Well if I get that job guaranteed for life, I would show up only occasionally, asking how things are, resting a bit, chating a bit and then go home after 2 hours.
Since I got a warranty on that job for life, they cannot fire me!

What's better than free money?

	07-02-2005 15:33									#60
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As things stand now I'd say yes to the job. $40k a year is much more than what I get now (unemployed), but only if I'm allowed to leave (when I find another job) anytime