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> What third world country has median income of 1500$/month anyway? Many of them: https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/median-income-by-country/ https:/

> What third world country has median income of 1500$/month anyway? Many of them: https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/median-income-by-country/ https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/median-income-by...

rubber_duck 6y ago
According to your list, even if you take the household income, 1500/month is 18000/year - which of those countries above 18000 would you describe as third world ?
- random_visitor 6y ago
  Median income lifestyle in first world country does not equate to median lifestyle in say India or Brazil. For example, In India, fresh out of college students earn ~$6k/yr in TCS and similar companies. They make ends meet by pinching pennies. At the same time the median household income is ~$3.6k, that's what a household of a hardworking physical labourer would make and the conditions they live in aren't pretty. I don't think it's outlandish at all for someone from a similar country to target $1k/mo. Heck, it may not even be enough if he has a family he wants to give a comfortable life.
  - skinnymuch 6y ago
    OP signaled $1.5K though as well. 50% higher than $1K. Same difference or bigger than your examples in difference alone.
billme 6y ago
Might be wrong, but believe the point was not that $1500 is unbelievable, but per the data you linked to - that the “median household income worldwide is $9733“; that and the OP posted $1500 is above and beyond there needs; worth highlighting that is household income, not individual income. There’s a massive difference $811 a month and $1500 month; $811 is $9733 divided by 12, though really should be the divid by at least 2, since by definition household has at least 2 members.
- rubber_duck 6y ago
  > since by definition household has at least 2 members. You can have single person household, and single income - but yeah - my point is 1000$-1500$ for someone who claims to live in a "third world country" and have no experience sounds like you have expectations on what you should make because you've seen others charge that - in reality with no experience and formal training you should consider yourself lucky to get any opportunity to learn/validate your skills because more often than not (from my experience at least) during the first 6 months to a year it will probably take more resources off productive people to get you to be productive than you will be able contribute

rubber_duck 6y ago

According to your list, even if you take the household income, 1500/month is 18000/year - which of those countries above 18000 would you describe as third world ?

random_visitor 6y ago
Median income lifestyle in first world country does not equate to median lifestyle in say India or Brazil. For example, In India, fresh out of college students earn ~$6k/yr in TCS and similar companies. They make ends meet by pinching pennies. At the same time the median household income is ~$3.6k, that's what a household of a hardworking physical labourer would make and the conditions they live in aren't pretty. I don't think it's outlandish at all for someone from a similar country to target $1k/mo. Heck, it may not even be enough if he has a family he wants to give a comfortable life.
- skinnymuch 6y ago
  OP signaled $1.5K though as well. 50% higher than $1K. Same difference or bigger than your examples in difference alone.

billme 6y ago

Might be wrong, but believe the point was not that $1500 is unbelievable, but per the data you linked to - that the “median household income worldwide is $9733“; that and the OP posted $1500 is above and beyond there needs; worth highlighting that is household income, not individual income. There’s a massive difference $811 a month and $1500 month; $811 is $9733 divided by 12, though really should be the divid by at least 2, since by definition household has at least 2 members.

rubber_duck 6y ago
> since by definition household has at least 2 members. You can have single person household, and single income - but yeah - my point is 1000$-1500$ for someone who claims to live in a "third world country" and have no experience sounds like you have expectations on what you should make because you've seen others charge that - in reality with no experience and formal training you should consider yourself lucky to get any opportunity to learn/validate your skills because more often than not (from my experience at least) during the first 6 months to a year it will probably take more resources off productive people to get you to be productive than you will be able contribute